LGBT Rights and the Law: School of Law, Trinity College Dublin

Torts Litigation 2015: All the Recent Developments

Venue: The Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin

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About the Conference

There has been an explosion of judgments on key aspects of tort litigation in recent months. The Law School of Trinity College Dublin is holding a conference, Tort Litigation: All the Key Recent Developments, on Saturday, 4th July 2015 from 9:45 am to 1 pm, which will address these developments in detail. The speakers are experts in their areas.

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Questions:

What did the Supreme Court decide on the issue of strict liability in an action by an employee for breach of statutory duty in Thompson v Dublin Bus [2015] IESC 22?
In Fitzgerald v South Dublin County Council [2015] IEHC 343, how did Barton J interpret the expression "reckless disregard" in section 4 of the Occupiers' Liability Act 1995?
In Kelly v Commissioner of An Garda Siochana [2015] IEHC 15, what did Kearns P have to say about the limits of the duty of care in negligence?
What approach did Barton J take in O’Neill (a Minor) v National Maternity Hospital [2015] IEHC 160 to the entitlement of a parent to insist on the making of a final lump sum award for a severely injured child?
In Feeney v Andreucetti [2015] IEHC 63, what did Noonan J decide on the question whether an occupier should be liable for the negligence of an independent contractor for the spread of fire?
What effect did the Glencar principle have on the decision of the Court of Appeal in regard to the duty of care in Ennis v Child and Family Agency [2015] IECA 105?
In McGarr v Dublin Bus/Bus Atha Cliath [2015] IEHC 277, what did White J hold to be the duty of a driver to passengers on the upper storey of a bus?
In Lennon v Health Service Executive [2015] IECA 92, what did the Court of Appeal hold in relation to a plaintiff's right to jury trial in defamation proceedings?
How broadly was the scope of an occupier's "common duty of care" held to apply in McNamara v University College Dublin [2015] IEHC 90?
What did Hogan J decide in regard to the distinction between misfeasance and nonfeasance in McCabe v South Dublin County Council [2014] IEHC 529?
How did the court determine the scope of a receiver’s duty of care in Farrelly v Kavanagh [2015] IEHC 714?
How was the issue of alleged negligence by a public health nurse resolved in Kiernan (a minor) v Health Service Executive [2015] IEHC 141?
How did Faherty J in Murphy v DePuy International Ltd [2015] IEHC 153 and McDermott J in Dignam v Health Service Executive [2015] IEHC 295 determine the scope of paragraph (d) of section 3 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003?
How did Cross J resolve a claim for alleged negligence regardiing symphysiotomy in Farrell v Ryan [2015] IEHC 275?
How was the question of banks' duty of care to borrowers resolved in Delaney v Allied Irish Banks Plc [2015] IEHC 52, Allied Irish Bank v O’Brien [2015] IEHC 260, Harrold v Nua Mortgages Ltd [2015] IEHC 15 and Allied Irish Banks Plc v Pierse [2015] IEHC 136 ?
Why did Cregan J in O’Connor v Bank of Scotland [2015] IEHC 274 dismiss a claim alleging negligence against solicitors?
What did the Court of Appeal have to say on the question of dismissal for delay in Tanner v O’Donovan [2015] IECA 24, Gorman v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2015] IECA 41, Collins v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2015] IECA 27 and Cassidy v The Provincialate [2015] IECA 74?
How did the Supreme Court in Renehan v T & S Taverns Ltd t/a The Red Cow Inn [2015] IESC 8 interpret section 50 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 in respect of the limitation period?
Why was the plaintiff's claim for occupiers' liability unsuccessful in Altman v Blackrock Clinic [2015] IEHC 35?
What did Barton J decide on the issue relating to section 26 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 in Waliszewski v McArthur and Company (Steel and Metal) Ltd [2015] IEHC 264?
In Moorefield v Governor of Wheatfield Prison [2015] IESC 21, what did the Supreme Court hold on the question whether the High Court’s discretion under Order 28.1 to amend pleadings in personal injury actions had been altered by section 13(1)(a) of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 and Order 1A?
In DF (Desmond) v Commissioner of An Garda Siochana [2015] IESC 44, what did the Supreme Court hold as to a plaintiff's entitlement to trial by jury where multiple torts are pleaded in respect of an arrest incident?

Programme and Speakers

9:15 - Registration,
The Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin

9:45 - Professional Negligence Claims Against Doctors and Lawyers
Dr. Ciaran Craven is a Senior Counsel. He is co-editor of Medical Negligence Litigation: Emerging Issues and The Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004: Implications for Personal Injury Litigation and co-author of Psychiatry and the Law (2nd ed. 2010).

10:25 - Employers’ Liability, Vicarious Liability and Breach of Statutory Duty: Recent Developments
Dr. Desmond Ryan is a practising barrister specialising in employment law and an assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, where he lectures in employment law and torts. He is co-author of Employment Law in Ireland (2009) and has published widely on the subject in a number of journals, including the Irish Employment Law Journal.

11:05 - Coffee/Tea

11:30 - PIAB, Limitations and Other Developments in Practice and Procedure in Tort Litigation
Ray Ryan is a practising barrister. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he has published widely on a range of aspects of tort law.

12:10 - Occupiers’ Liability, the Duty of Car, Damages and Defamation
William Binchy is a practising Barrister and co-author of McMahon and Binchy’s Law of Torts (4th ed., 2013).

12:50 - Questions and Discussion
1:00 - End of Conference

Reservation and Fees

If you would like further information on this course please contact:

CPD Conference Programmes, School of Law, House 39, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
Telephone (01) 8962367; Fax (01) 677 0449; Email: lawevent at tcd.ie.

To reserve your place, please complete and return this form to the address/email above.

Fees:* €150 per person

Group Rates:
150 euro per person
Group Rates (Euro): 270 for 2; 385 for 3; 480 for 4 and 565 for 5
Reduced Rates (Euro)*: 135
Members Rates (Euro)**:

CPD Members** Fees: Individuals (Euros)– 120; Associates – 80

Reduced Rates: €135 for legal executives, trainee solicitors, barristers of 5 years standing or less

Per Lecture Rate:
€150 per lecture

*Cheques should be made payable to TCD NO 1 Account. Fees inclusive of tea/coffee and lecture materials.

** for members of the TCD CPD Conference Progamme.

CPD Hours/Points :

2.5: Certificates of attendance will be forwarded after the conference.