A rape survivor has called for a complete ban on the use of counselling notes as evidence in criminal trials. Last May, the Criminal Law and Civil Law Bill 2025 was approved by Cabinet, which includes ...

A COMMITMENT BY the previous government to ban outright the use of rape survivors’ counselling notes as evidence in trials is likely to be rolled back, The Journal understands. Survivors of sexual ...

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RAPE survivor Hazel Behan today told politicians that lawyers should not be able to access therapist notes in a court case, as she declared: “What I say to my counsellor is none of your business.” ...

Handing over notes from counselling sessions during legal proceedings can be “horrendously traumatising” for victims of sexual violence, campaigners calling for a total ban on the practice has said.

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Last year I went on a date with a guy who I had met a few times before. It nearly didn't happen as I was on my period and feeling unwell with cramps. But he reassured me by text that he wasn't ...