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TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
SCHOOL OF LAW

Tel : 353 1 896 2367; Fax 353 1 677 0449; email: lawevent at tcd.ie

CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

IRISH CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN LAW

[ CONFERENCES ] [ DUBLIN LEGAL WORKSHOP ]


28 January 2010
Open Evening for Postgraduate Students
14 January 2010
Open Evening for Mature Students
16 January 2010
Rape Law: Victims on Trial?
The Dublin Rape Crisis in association with the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin
COMMENCING SOON
January - March 2010
Extra Mural Course in Employment Law
3 - 4 June 2010
Law of the Sea: Current Problematic Issues in the Law of the Sea
 
RECENT
20 February 2010
Law Student Colloquium
Note: Deadline for submission of abstract is Friday, 4th December 2009.
11 December 2009
Intensive Course on Waste Law including the New Waste Directive
5 December, 2009
Tort Litigation: Recent Developments
3-4 December 2009

Intensive Course on Planning Law
(Including Developments on Strategic Infrastructure, Habitats and the New Planning Bill 2009)

 

28 November, 2009
Recent Developments in Irish Defamation Law, Including the Defamation Act 2009

Friday - Saturday

9 - 10 October 2009

NEW

The Rome I Regulation on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations: Implications for International Commercial Litigation

Wednesday

14 October 2009

 

Last Modified 12 January, 2010 by Catherine Finnegan

27 June 2009

NEW

Judicial Review: Recent Developments in the Courts

23 May 2009

NEW

New Legal Issues Facing School Principals and Teachers in 2009: Some Practical Solutions

16 May 2009

NEW

Personal Injuries Litigation in the Shadow of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003: New Developments Impacting on Practitioners
11-12 May 2009
Changing Schools. Traveller, Nomadic and Migrant Education
29 April 2009
The Amendments to the French Constitution of July 2008 and the Nature of the Vth Republic

21 March 2009

 

POSTPONED. New date will be confirmed soon

Judicial Review: Recent Developments in the Courts

 

POSTPONED. New date will be confirmed soon

25 March 2009

Rome I Regulation: Choice of Law in Contracts

 

28 March 2009

Medical Negligence Litigation: Recent Developments

 

4th April 2009
Freedom of Information: A 2009 Update
4th April 2009

Law Student Colloquium at TCD 2009 

“Rethinking Law”

25 February 2009 at 7pm

Irish Jurisprudence Society Annual Public Lecture 2009 by

Professor Joseph Raz (this lecture is now fully booked)
Balliol College, Oxford University and Columbia University

27 January 2009 at 10 am

 

Guest Lecture: The UN Convention on the Right of People with Disabilities: Key Issues

by Professor Michael Stein

in Room 3051 of the Arts Building,Trinity College Dublin

NEW: Commencing
29 January 2009 -
5 March 2009

Extra-Mural Course in Employment Litigation

NEW: Commencing
26 January 2009 -
2 March 2009

Extra-Mural Course in Public Procurement Law

8-9 December 2008

Intensive Course on Planning Law

This course is full. The Waiting List is now closed.

[ Brochure (word) ] [ Booking Form (word) ]

6 December 2008

Developments in Criminal Law and Procedure

[ Brochure (word) ] [ Booking Form (word) ]

3 December 2008

Seminar Series on Law and Politics of the European Union's 'Constitution"

“Nous coalison des etats - nous unisson pas des hommes: Critical Reflections on the Spiritual Dimensions of European Integration”

by J.H.H. Weiler, New York University
4 - 6 pm, Regent House, Trinity College Dublin

2 December 2008

"The Development of a Human Rights Culture in the Cameroon Police: Prospects and Challenges"

Guest lecture by Dr. Eban Ebai, University of Limerick

29 November 2008

Recent Developments in Tort Litigation

[ Brochure (word) ] [ Booking Form (word) ]

25 November 2008

The Constitution of Timor Leste

[ Brochure (word) ]

24 November 2008

"The Trule Uneasy Case for Judicial Review in a Social Democracy"

by Professor Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School

13 November 2008

Seminar Series on Law and Politics of the European Union's 'Constitution"

"Explaining Transnational Access to International Institutions"

by Jonas Tallberg, Stockholm University at 10 am, IIIS Seminar Room

14 October 2008

GUEST LECTURE

"East Timor: Post-Conflict, Post-Independence, Pre-Rule of Law?"

by Fergus Kerrigan
Deputy Department Director, Equal Treatment and Access to Justice, The Danish Institute of Human Rights

The lecture will address challenges of transitional justice and the challenge of building legitimate and modern institutions in new states, using East Timor / Timor Leste as an example.

RECENT CONFERENCES / SEMINARS

 

 

21 June, 2008
6 May, 2008

"Human Rights Protection in Canada"

The Right Honorable Beverley M. McLachlin

1 May, 2008

“Language and Ethnicity in East Timor: The Legal Challenges of a Struggling State"

Dr. Ferdand de Varennes

28 April, 2008

"Now that getting older no longer means slowing down"

The Honourable Mrs Justice Catherine McGuinness,
former judge of the Supreme Court,
President of the Law Reform Commission

23 April, 2008
17 April, 2008

“Habitual Residence as an Evolving Concept"

Guest Lecture by Professor Peter McEleavy

13 March, 2008
8 March, 2008
1 March, 2008
29 February, 2008

Globalisation, Families and the Law

Special Lecture by Dr. Eimear Long

28 January, 2008
Extra Mural Course in Employment Litigation
17 January, 2008

Recent Developments in Media Law and Regulation

12 - 13 December, 2007

Intensive Course on Planning Law

THIS COURSE IS FULLY BOOKED. Waiting list now open

 

4 December, 2007
The Consumer Protection Act 2007: Implications for Legal Practice
27 November, 2007
The G Case: Implications for Irish Family Law
24 November, 2007
Torts 2007: An Update on All the Recent Developments
17 November, 2007
13 October, 2007
3 December 2007

JANE LIDDY

"Article 13 ECHR: Irish Jurisprudence on the Unglamourous Right "

Tuesday 6th November 2007 at 6 pm

Guest Lecture: Property and Empire: From Colonialism to Globalisation by Professor Patrick McAuslan*

in The Law School, Trinity College Dublin. To attend this lecture please email lawevent@tcd.ie

*Professor Patrick McAuslan, of Birkbeck College, Univerisity of London, has worked throughout the developing world, including India, Vietnam, Jamaica, South Africa and Uganda, as a policy adviser to governments on land and environmental matters and as a drafter of new laws on land and natural resources.  He studied law at Oxford and was a founding member of the School of Law at the University of Dar es Salaam from 1961 to 1966 and of the School of Law at Warwick.  He was Professor of Public Law at LSE and Professor of Urban Management at UCL.  He is the author and co-author of several books, including The Ideologies of Planning Law, Urban Legal Problems in Eastern Africa and Bringing the Law Back In: Essays on Land, Law and Development.

Louise Arbour

Friday, 23 November 2007 at 10 am

LOUISE ARBOUR

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

"Responsibility to Protect as a Duty of Care in
International Law and Practice"

Further Information is here or if you would like to attend, please contact Catherine Finnegan at (01) 896 2367

Saturday,
13 October 2007
Medical Negligence Litigation: New Developments: 13 October 2007
Friday-Saturday, 8 - 9 June 2007
The Constitution at 70
Wednesday,
20 June
Forensic Evidence
Wednesday,
20 June
Guest Lecture: THE GREAT WAR AND IRISH MEMORY

by Robert Martin*

*Professor of Law, Emeritus, The University of Western Ontario; Honorary Fellow, Trinity College, Dublin. 

6 pm in Room 02A, The Law School, Trinity College Dublin

Wednesday,
9 May 2007
The Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Implications for Law and Practice
Wednesday,
2 May 2007

Shortt v. Commissioner of An Garda Síochána, Ireland and the Attorney General:
Implications for Legal Practitioners
Saturday,
28 April 2007
New Challenges for School Principals and Teachers
Wednesday, 24 January at 7 pm

The Edmund Burke Theatre

The Trinity College Dublin branch of the Free Legal Advice Centres' annual second level conference on Law in University and Beyond

The conference will be of particular interest to students from fourth to sixth years. They will obtain an insight into the life of a university law student and the diverse career paths open to such students.

Wednesday,
21 February 2007
(5:30 - 9 pm)
Children’s Rights and the Constitution :
A Conference on Recent Developments
and Future Reforms

Chaired by the Hon. Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness

Saturday, 24 February 2007
(9:30 am - 1 pm)
New Developments in Probate and Succession: Implications for Legal Practitioners
Wednesday,
28 February 2007
(6 pm - 9 pm)
Occupiers' Liablity: A 2007 Update
7-8 December 2006

INTENSIVE COURSE ON PLANNING LAW
- Brochure - word / pdf

***COURSE FULL***

Friday, 29 September 2006
TCD Legal Education Symposium
in association with Dillon Eustace Solicitors
Saturday, 30 September 2006
Defamation, Privacy and Media Regulation:
A Conference on the Defamation and Privacy Bills 2006
Saturday, 7 October 2006
New Trends in Law Affecting the Construction Industry
Saturday, 14 October 2006
Fifth Annual Freedom of Information
Tuesday, 20 June 2006
Timor-Leste: Issues of Justice and Human Rights
Saturday, 20 May 2006
Torts 2006: New Developments in the Law
Saturday, 6 May 2006
Recent Developments in Regulation and Compliance: Companies, Auditors and Financial Service Providers,
Monday, 8th May 2006 at 11:30
Guest Lecture: "Kenneth McQuillan Annual Lecture" - The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Irish Branch will take place on in the Davis Theatre, Arts Building. The lecture "The ICC Rules for ADR and Dispute Board Rules"
Wednesday 19 April 2006 ( 6 pm - 9:15 pm)
Assisted Human Reproduction: Issues of Human Rights and the Law
Wednesday, 26 April 2006 (6 pm - 9 pm)
New Developments in Medical Negligence LItigation: Implications for Practice
12 April, 2006 at 7 pm
Guest Lecture by Judge John T. Noonan, Jr., US Circuit Court, "The Letter of Religious Liberty and its Spirit" at 7 pm in the Swift Theatre, Arts Building on 12 April. All are welcome
Wednesday, 15 March 2006 (6 pm - 9 pm)
Costs: Recent Developments and New Issues for the Legal Profession
Thurs - Friday, 23-24 March 2006
Intensive Course on Planning Law, (COURSE FULL - waiting list has been opened)
Saturday, 28 January 2006
Post-Primary Schools and the Law: A 2006 Update
Saturday, 4 February 2006
Primary Schools and the Law: A 2006 Update
18 February 2006
SLS Ireland Seminar
Tuesday, 6 December 2005: 6 pm - 9 pm
Recent Developments in Personal Injuries Litigation
Friday, 9 December 2005: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Representations of Justice in France and Ireland
Saturday, 10 December 2005: 9:45 am - 1:15 pm
Litigation Against Employers: Recent Developments and New Strategies
15 October 2005
Freedom of Information
8 October2005
Recent Developments in Family Law
22 September 2005
Special Areas of Conservation and Natural Heritage Areas
8-9 September 2005
Intensive Course on Planning Law SOLD OUT 31 August 2005
Wednesday, 8th June - 6 pm
The Rule of Law in Zimbabwe; Guest Lecture by Professor Robert Martin
Saturday, 18 June 2005 - 9 am - 3 pm
Recent Developments in Tort Litigation
Wednesday, 22 June 2005 - 6 pm - 9 pm
Anti-Social Behaviour Orders: Social Policy and Human Rights
Thursday, 23 June 2005 - 7:30 pm
Public Lecture by the Franco Irish Lawyer Association
Saturday, 25 June 2005 - 9 am - 1 pm
Recent Developments in Judicial Review
Wednesday, 29 June 2005 - 6 pm - 9 pm
Professional Negligence Claims Against Solicitors: Recent Developments in the Law
Saturday, 30th April 2005
The Legal Recognition of Committed Relationships: Emerging Issues
Saturday, 23rd April 2005
The Health Bill Reference
Wednesday, 20th April 2005 [6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Implications for Law and Human Rights
Monday, 18th April 2005 - Room 21 - House 39 @ 6 pm
Lecture - The Future of Women's Land Rights in Africa
Saturday, 16th April 2005
Conference on Treaty Monitoring Options for Proposed UN Disability Treaty, Details available from Irish Human Rights Commission or here in Word Format
Friday, 15th April 2005 - 12 pm to 3 pm - Room 11 House 39

Public meeting with Members of the Paris Bar and French Legal Firms. Guest Speakers include : Ms Sara Egan, Associate, Gide Loyrette Nouel, London and Ross Winters-Nicholl, Solicitor, Hertslet Wolfer & Heintz, Paris.

If you are interested in further information, please contact Antoine Masson at : massona@tcd.ie

Monday, 11th April 2005
Co-operation and Competition Between the Laws in Europe, [6:00 pm - 8:00 pm]
Saturday, 9th April 2005
Litigation Against Primary Schools:Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Liability
Tuesday, 15th March 2005
Sport: Business, Sponsorship and the Law in association with BEAUCHAMPS SOLICITORS
Saturday, 12th March 2005
The Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004: Practical Implications for Personal Injuries Litigation
Saturday, 5th March 2005
Litigation Against Post-Primary Schools: Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Liability ***COURSE FULL***
13-14 January 2005
Intensive Course on Planning Law ***SOLD OUT*** WAITING LIST NOW OPEN
Saturday, 4th December 2004
Local Authorities' New Legal Duties: Implications for Practice
Saturday, 27th November 2004
New Developments in Probate and Succession: Implications for Legal Practitioners
Saturday, 20th November 2004
The Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004: Practical Implications for Personal Injuries Litigation
Friday, 1st October 2004
Freedom of Information: Changing the Mindset
Friday, 18 June 2004
Recent Developments in Pharmacy Law: Implications in Practice for the Communty Pharmacist
Saturday, 12 June 2004
Torts 2004: An Update for Practitioners on all the Recent Developments
Saturday, 22 May 2004
The Citizenship Referendum: Implications for the Constitution and Human Rights
Saturday, 20 March 2004
Product Liability 2004: New Developments in Litigation Against Manufacturers, Retailers and Suppliers
Saturday, 13 March 2004
Litigation Against Post-Primary Schools: A 2004 Update on Strategies for Managers and Principals to Reduce Exposure to Liability  ***SOLD OUT (04/03/04)***
Saturday, 6 March 2004
Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003: Implications for Legal Practitioners and Their Clients ***Limited Number of Places Available (02/03/04)***
Saturday, 28 February 2004
Litigation Against Primary Schools: A 2004 Update on Strategies for Managers and Principals to Reduce Exposure to Liability
16-17 December 2003
Intensive Course on Planning Law, SOLD OUT
5-6 December 2003
Symposium on Freedom of Expression
Saturday, 29th November 2003
Legal Update for the HR Manager - 2003
Saturday, 4th October 2003
Suing Doctors, Hospitals and Other Health Care Providers: New Directions in the Law
Friday 12 September 2003
Freedom of Information: Implications for Management of the New Developments in the Law
Friday, 13th June 2003
Torts 2003:  All the Recent Developments
Saturday, 29th March 2003
Judicial Review: All the Recent Developments in Law and Practice
Saturday 1st March 2003
Suing Post-Primary Schools in 2003: Best Strategies for Principals and Management to Reduce the Risk of Liability, SOLD OUT
22 February 2003
Suing Primary Schools in 2003: Best Strategies for Managers and Principals to Reduce the Risk of Liability Saturday
Thursday 12th - Friday 13th December 2002
Intensive Course on Planning Law, SOLD OUT
Saturday, 16th November 2002
Employment Law:  Latest Developments for the HR Professional
Friday, 20th September 2002
Freedom of Information: Easing the Problems of Practical Implementation
Saturday, 7th September 2002
Publicans and the Law: A Comprehensive Analysis of Recent Developments
Tuesday 23rd July 2002
The Criminal Trespass Legislation: Implications for Human Rights Protection in Ireland
SOLD OUT