News and Events
Who Cares When Corporations Kill? In conversation with Prof. David Kinley
In conversation with Prof. David Kinley on Tuesday, 22 July 2025. Read more...
The Prospects of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages and the Knock-On Effect
TriCON lunchtime seminar on 18 June 2025. Read more...
Generative AI: Exploring Regulatory Opportunities, Challenges and Dilemmas Symposium
The programme is now available and open for reservations. The Symposium will take place on 18 June 2025. Read more...
PhD Studentship in Law - Forced Migration
The School of Law is receiving applications for a funded PhD post on our - Building refugee resilience through an ethical-legal analysis of the international protection framework in Ireland - project. Read more...
TriCON receives Alumnus Gift
The Law School has been the recipient of a major contribution from alumnus Craig Verdon, aimed at enhancing the work of the Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance (TriCON). Read more...
McCann FitzGerald Company Law Essay Prize
Joint winners of the McCann FitzGerald Company Law Essay Prize Read more...
Postgraduate Conference: International Law
The School of Law is pleased to announce a one-day postgraduate researchers conference on New Voices in International Law. Final programme now available. Read more...
Climate Change: EU Perspective Symposium
Call for abstracts is now open. Read more...
Generative AI: Exploring Regulatory Opportunities, Challenges and Dilemmas - International Symposium
Call for Papers now open, deadline for submission Friday, 16 May. Symposium will take place on 18 June 2025. Read more...
Trinity Monday new Scholars and Fellows announced
Congratulations to colleague, new Fellow, Dr. Andrea Mulligan and our 10 newly announced Scholars. Read more...
Recruitment - assistant professor in European and International Human Rights Law (1-year)
The School of Law is recruiting an assistant professor in the area of European and International Human Rights Law Read more...
Re-forming Law Reform: Functions, Processes, and Mechanisms Conference - marking 50 years of the Law Reform Commission. Call for Papers
Celebrating the very best of IRC funded researchers, celebrating our successes. Read more...
Postgraduate Law Programmes Webinar
If you are interested in finding out more about our PG programmes, please join our webinar on 20 February 2025 @ 4pm. Read more...
Anti-Racism in Equality Law
TriCon Seminar: Anti-Racism in Equality Law, Tuesday, 25 February 2025. Read more...
The EU System of Judicial Protection: a Tale of Two Legal Revolutions
TriCon seminar by Professor Amedeo Arena, University of Naples Federico II will take place on Tuesday, 28 January at 1 pm. Read more...
Law School welcomes new Assistant Professor in Private Law, Daniel Gilligan
The Law is is delighed to announce the appointment of Daniel Gilligan, Assistant Professor of Law. Daniel is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and the University of Oxford. Read more...
Dr. Des Ryan appointed to the Employment Law Review Group
Dr. Des Ryan, Associate Professor of Law has been appointed as a member of the the New Employment Law Review Group. Read more...
Undergraduate Open Day - Trinity College Dublin, Saturday 2 November 2024
Come and join us next Saturday at the College Undergraduate Open Day. Read more...
Assistant Professor in Intellectual Property: Tenure Track Vacancy
Applications are now open. Read more...
Irish Corporate Governance Code - Published 24 September 2024
On 24 September, Euronext Dublin published the first Irish Corporate Governance Code. The Code sets out a series of principles and more detailed provisions aimed at establishing a high standard of corporate governance focused on long-term sustainable success. Read more...
Matheson EU Law Partnership with Trinity - Assistant Professor Announced
Dr Sarah Arduin was recently announced as the Matheson EU Law Assistant Professor. Dr Arduin will focus on advancing research in the field and strengthening Trinity Law School’s teaching and research profile in commercial EU law, in areas such as financial services, intellectual property law, competition law, and information technology law. Read more...
Identifying greenwashing using AI and Blockchain Seminar hosted by the School of Law
Join us for an insightful seminar on combating greenwashing using cutting-edge technology on Thursday, 3 October next. Read more...
Athena Swan Bronze Award
School of Law successful renewal of Athena Swan Bronze Award. Read more...
Welcome and Orientation for new undergraduate students
Orientation for incoming undergraduate students will take place during the week beginning 16 September. Read more...
Irish Supreme Court Review
The annual Irish Supreme Court Review will take place on Saturday, 19 October 2024. Read more...
CPD Events mailing list now open
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BA Legal Science Class of 1984 Reunion
The 40 Year Class Reunion for the BA Legal Science Class of 1984, will take place on Saturday, 5 October 2024. Read more...
Funded PhD Opportunity at the School of Law: Interdisciplinary Group Project: Health and transport in the AI era
Applications are sought for a funded interdisciplinary PhD position at Trinity Law School, including a €25,000.00 annual stipend and PhD fees for up to four years. Read more...
Dr. Liz Heffernan receives Excellence in Teaching Award
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Environmental Impact Assessment - Intensive Course
Friday, 27 June 2024, 9.45 am - 5:00pm. Read more...
LL.B. Class of 2004 Reunion
Law, Law and French and Law and German Class Reunion, will take place on Saturday, 5 October 2024. Read more...
The Law School is Recruiting an Assistant Professor in Equity and Land Law
The application deadline for this position is Thursday, 23 May 2024, at 12:00 noon. Read more...
Intensive Environmental Law Courses 2024
The Law School, Trinity College Dublin is delighted to announce a series of Intensive Environmental Law Courses 2024, directed by Prof. Yvonne Scannell. Read more...
Habitats Protection, Appropriate Assessments and Protecting Species of Flora and Fauna - CPD Event
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 9.30am - 5:00pm. Read more...
Celebrating the Successes of our LL.M And MSc Law and Finance Students
Wednesday 1 May 2024. Read more...
Climate Change and Migration Symposium
Thursday 2 May 2024. Read more...
Trinity Monday - Scholars and Fellows Announcement 2024
Congratulations to our students and colleagues on their achievements. Monday 22 April, 2024. Read more...
Competition Law and Data: Regulating Tech Platforms
Thursday, 18 April 2024, Trinity Long Room Hub. Read more...
TriCON Seminar with Darryl K. Brown - O.M. Vicars Professor of Law, University of Virginia
Wednesday, 17 April 2024. Read more...
Professor Félix Mezzanotte winner of Sustainability Leadership Awards 2024
Thursday, 11 March 2024. Read more...
TriCON Seminar with Dr. Sean Brennan - After the Voice Referendum, a Constitutional Case Testing Australian Government Liability for Aboriginal Dispossession
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 5:30pm, Galbraith Seminar Room, Trinity Long Room Hub. Read more...
The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Neville Cox - Good Name, Social Belonging and the Reform of Irish Defamation Law
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 6:00pm. Read more...
Postgraduate Law Programmes Webinar
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 4:00pm Dublin. Read more...
Law School guest lecture with Registrar of the International Criminal Court - Mr Osvaldo Zavala Gilar
Monday, 19 Febraury 2024. Read more...
Climate Change and Migration Symposium: Call for Papers
Deadline for abstract submissions is Wednesday 28 Febraury 2024. Read more...
PhD Opportunity - Developing a Tort Law Framework for providing redress for victims of traumatic brain injury in sport
Applications are sought for a funded interdisciplinary PhD position at Trinity Law School, including a €25,000.00 annual stipend and PhD fees for up to four years. Read more...
The Great Law School Bake-Off 2024
The bake-off is back on Friday, 9 February from 10:00am in the Atrium. Read more...
Book Launch of Catholic Social Teaching and Labour Law
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Read more...
Professor Deirdre Ahern Appointed to Government’s AI Advisory Council
Professor Deirdre Ahern, Director of the Technologies, Law and Society Research Group at the School of Law has been appointed by the Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Dara Calleary TD to the new AI Advisory Council. Read more...
Electoral Reform Act 2022 - CPD Conference
Monday, 29 January 2024, 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Read more...
Postdoctoral Research Positon
Matheson Assistant Professor in EU Law - Now Recruiting
School of Law is now recruiting for the post of Matheson Assistant Professor in EU Law, to commence teaching in the new academic year 2024-25. Read more...
Launch of Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series
Thursday, 7 December 2023. Read more...
PhD Opportunities - The School of Law
Applications are sought for 4 funded interdisciplinary PhD positions at TCD, including a 25,000 annual stipend and PhD fees, one of which will be hosted by the Law School. Read more...
Alexandros Seretakis - Future of the Funds Industry in Ireland
Roundtable discussion with the Department of Finance & Institute of International and European Affairs. Read more...
Law School Careers Survey
The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, is conducting a career survey of TCD Law alumni up to and including the Classes of 2018. Read more...
TriCON Conference on Contraception and the Constitution after McGee
Saturday, 2 December 2023, Long Room Hub Trinity College Dublin. Read more...
The Law School welcomes the Honourable Dr. Mumba Malila - Chief Justice of Zambia to Trinity College
Guest lecture - Friday 24 November 2023. Read more...
School of Law Celebrates PhD Student Funding Awards 2023/24
2023 has been an extraordinarily successful year for the Trinity Law School Postgraduate research student community in terms of research funding awards. Read more...
Judicial Appointments Commission Bill Reference.
Tuesday, 14 November 2023, JM Synge Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. Read more...
Launch of 2023 Matheson Cara Scholarship
Tuesday 7 November 2023. Read more...
Arthur Cox Secondary School Writing Competition
Trinity College Law Review - TCLR, Ireland’s leading student-edited journal is pleased to announce the Arthur Cox Secondary School Writing Competition is now open. Entry deadline: Monday, 19 February 2024. Read more...
Trinity College Open Day
Saturday, 4 November 2023. Read more...
Online Seminar - Court Interpretation and Procedural Justice issues in Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
Friday, 10 November 2023. Read more...
Privacy Law in Ireland - Roísín A. Costello
Thursday, 5 October 2023. Read more...
Matheson backs EU Law initiatives at Trinity Law School
Thursday, 5 October 2023. Read more...
Symposium - Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection in the EU: (How) can we have it all?
Thursday, 26 October 2023. Read more...
Law School Doctorate Research Award Winners
Congratulations to our colleagues Rachael Walsh, Sarah Hamill and Desmond Ryan. Read more...
TriCON Events - Michaelmas Term 2023
TriCON is supported by Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union through the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in Law and Politics, Trinity College Dublin. Read more...
William Fry Tort Essay Prize 2023
Thursday 21 September 2023. Read more...
Irish Supreme Court Review 2023 - Saturday 14 October 2023
Registration is open. Read more...
Junior Fresh Orientation 2023
The School of Law is delighted to welcome our new Junior Fresh students commencing their studies with us over the coming weeks.
Postdoctoral Research Positon
A warm welcome to our new Professors in the Law School
Friday, 1 September 2023.
2023 Society of Legal Scholars Annual Hale Lecture
Tuesday, 24 October 2023.
Comparative Takeovers and Securities Law
Friday 14 July 2023. Supported by McCann FitzGerald.
Dr Ewa Komorek receives School Award for Teaching Excellence 2023
Congratulations to Dr Ewa Komorek who recently received the School Award for Teaching Excellence as part of the University’s Trinity Excellence in Teaching Awards 2023.
PhD Scholarship in field of Medical Law (Law Reform Commission Scholarship)
Dr Andrea Mulligan in the School of Law has secured funding from the Law Reform Commission of Ireland to fund a PhD researcher working on a project in the field of Medical Law and Ethics.
Dr Marta Lasek-Markey awarded Brian Bercusson Award by European Trade Union Confederation
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Contesting Constitutional Governance: The Inaugural TriCON Doctoral Conference
Friday, 9 June 2023, 9.00am - 6.00pm. Read more...
Tort Litigation: Recent Developments, CPD Event
Saturday, 17 June 2023, 9.30am - 1.30pm. Read more...
TriCON Webinar - Treaty Ratification, Investor State Arbitration, and Constitutional Identity: Implications of Costello v Government of Ireland (2022) IESC 44
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 2pm - 3pm & 3.15pm - 4.30pm. Read more...
Trinity Monday - Scholars and Fellows Announcement 2023
Congratulations to our students and colleagues on their achievements. Monday 24 April, 2023. Read more...
The Law School is Recruiting
The Law School is recruiting 1 x Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law and Assistant Professors in Private Law and European/International Law. Read more...
TriCON Seminar - Enduring Originalism
Wednesday, 12 April, 4pm - 5pm. Read more...
Rory Mulcahy SC, to be sworn in by Supreme Court
Wednesday, 5 March 2023. Read more...
International Humanitarian Law Mooting Competition
LL.M Students represent TCD at the Corn Adomnain International Humanitarian Law Mooting Competition. Read more...
TriCON Seminar - Constitutional Identity and Amendment
Wednesday, 15 March, 1pm - 2pm. Read more...
International Womens Day 2023 - Celebrating our EDI Committee Members
Wednesday 8 March 2023. Read more...
Call for Papers - Governing Artificial Intelligence: Designing Legal and Regulatory Responses
Location: Brussels, 23 May 2023. Read more...
Cross-Border Practice on the Island of Ireland: Convergence and Divergence
CPD Points: 2. Wednesday 22 February, 4.30pm. Read more...
The 12th Brian Lenihan Memorial Address with Host Noeline Blackwell
Friday 17 February, 7.00pm. Read more...
Postgraduate Law Student Webinar - Thursday 23 February 2023
Thursday 23 February, 3.30pm - 4.30pm. Read more...
A warm welcome to our new Assistant Professors in the Law School
The Law School is delighted to welcome our new Assistant Professors Dr. Christiane Ahlborn and Dr. Jiarong Zhang to its teaching staff. Read more...
How the EU got Brexit done: in conversation with Stefaan De Rynck
Tuesday 31 January 2023, 6.30pm - 7.30pm. Location: Trinity Long Room Hub. Read more...
Recent Developments in Tort Litigation Conference - Saturday 03 December 2022
Registration is now open for the in person event. Read more...
TriCON Seminars - December 2022 & January 2023
TriCON Seminar Series in association with The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. Read more...
Irish Supreme Court Review 2022 - Saturday 26 November 2022
Registration is now open for the in person event. Read more...
The Future of Trademarks in a Global Multilingual Economy
Neill Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Tuesday 15 November, 14.00 - 15.30. Read more...
Dr John Temple Lang - RIP
The Law School is deeply saddened to learn that Dr. John Temple Lang passed away on 4 November 2022. Read more...
Seminar on EU Criminal Law: Cooperation and Mutual Trust Post-Brexit
Friday 9 December, 3.30pm - 5.00pm. Read more...
Undergraduate Open Day - Saturday 05 November 2022
Meet with staff and students, visit our beautiful campus and learn about the courses we have to offer. Read more...
MSc Law and Finance ranked 1st (Ireland) and 6th (Western Europe) International Business law programme by Eduniversal Best Masters Rankings 2022
Wednesday 26 October 2022. Read more...
LLM and MSc Law and Finance students visit Irish Aviation Authority HQ
Tuesday 18 October 2022. Read more...
The Great Law School Bake Off in aid of BelongTo
The bake-off is back on Friday 21 October 2022 at 11:00am. Read more...
TriCON Seminar Series - October 2022
TriCON Seminar Series in association with The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. Read more...
The Law School welcomes new Assistant Professor in International Human Rights - Michael A. Becker
Michael A Becker, Assistant Professor of International Human Rights Law, has a broad background in public international law and human rights. His research interests includes international courts and tribunals, fact-finding bodies and commissions of inquiry, the law of the sea, and the relationship between international law and global politics. Read more...
Trinity College Law+ Careers Fair
Tuesday 4 October 2022 from 11:30am - 2:30pm. Read more...
North South Legal Mapping Project
NSLMap has prepared a synthesis report to be launched on 3 October 2022 with contributions and reflections by leading academics Prof Colin Harvey of Queen’s University Belfast and Prof Aileen McHarg of Durham University as well as the report-authors. Webinar registration enclosed. Read more...
William Fry Tort Law Essay Prize 2022
Wednesday 14 September 2022. Read more...
Junior Fresh Law School Orientation 2022
Monday 19 - Friday 23 September 2022. Read more...
Law School Seminar: The European Roots of the Diversity Argument for Inclusion
Tuesday 13 September 2022. Read more...
Pan-European Seal - Professional Traineeship Program. Student Participants 2022
Congratulations to our students. Read more...
LL.M Student Conor McCabe awarded Aviation Law Internship with Stephenson Harwood (London)
Congratulations to LL.M student Conor McCabe. Read more...
TriCON Webinar Conversations - Pandemic Emergency and Constitutional Complications comparing Ireland and Italy
Wednesday 22 June, 3pm (Dublin). Read more...
TriCON Book of the Month Webinar: Rosalind Dixon, Responsive Judicial Review: Democracy and Dysfunction in the Modern Age
Monday 20 June 2022, 10:30am. Read more...
Seminar: Professor Alexandros Seretakis - European Financial Reporting Advisory Board
Monday 13 June 2022. Read more...
Seminar: Artificial Intelligence and Trademark Law: Challenges and Perspectives
Wednesday 1 June 2022, Trinity College Dublin. Read more...
The Technologies, Law and Society Research Group’s International Symposium Governing Artificial Intelligence: Designing Legal and Regulatory Responses
Friday 3 June 2022, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Read more...
Assistant Professor Vacancies in the School of Law
The School of Law is recruiting 3 Assistant Professors in Public International Law, International Human Rights Law and Intellectual Property Law. Read more...
Ireland Fellowship Programme 2021/2022
Meet the Ireland Fellowship Scholars undertaking LL.M studies in 2021/22. Read more...
Trinity Monday - Scholars and Fellow Announcement 2022
Congratulations to our Students and staff on their achievements. Read more...
Professor Rachael Walsh elected Fellow of Trinity College
Trinity Monday, 25 April 2022. Read more...
James Kingston - Trinity Alumnus RIP
With great sadness the Law School notes the passing of James Kingston.
LL.M students participate in Corn Adomnáin International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Competition
Congratulations to LL.M students Madeline Parkinson, Sonia Steltz and Lynn Vos on their recent participation at the Corn Adomnáin International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Competition at UCC.. Read more...
Situating Social Rights in a Constitutional Democracy: A Symposium on TD at 21
Saturday 9 April 2022, 9:30am - 5:00pm. Read more...
Guest Lecture - The Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol: Where are we now?
Friday 1 April 2022, 4:00pm - 5:00. Read more...
Research Assistant Position (Part-Time)
The School of Law in Trinity College Dublin is recruiting a part-time research assistant. Read more...
The Technologies, Law and Society Research Group presents Frances Haugen, Facebook whistle-blower, in conversation with Jess Kelly, tech correspondent with Newstalk fm
Monday 21 March 2022, 5-6pm, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Read more...
The Technologies, Law and Society Research Group’s International Symposium Governing Artificial Intelligence: Designing Legal and Regulatory Responses
Friday 3 June 2022, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Read more...
International Womens Day 2022
Tuesday 8 March 2022. Read more...
Aviation Law Internship Prize Winners 2021-2022
Congratulations to our LL.M students. Read more...
Guest Lectures - Copyright in the EU Digital Single Market: Law, Policy and Licensing Practices
Lectures throughout March 2022. Read more...
Postgraduate Student Webinar
Thursday 24 February 3.30pm (Dublin). Read more...
Government of Ireland Scholarship 2022-23
Guidance to Postgraduate Law Applicants. Read more...
The Law School Chase 2022 in aid of the Peter Mc Verry Trust
Wednesday 16 February 8pm. Read more...
Join the School of Law at the University’s Postgraduate Virtual Open Evening
Thursday 17 February, 5pm-7pm GMT. Read more...
PRILA - New Study on Prison Staff Views of Oversight
What do you think of prison oversight? 3 February 2020. Read more...
Brian Lenihan Memorial Address 2022
The Annual Brian Lenihan Memorial Address 2022 will take place on Thursday 17 February from 6pm-7pm. Read more...
Trinity College Dublin Law Student Colloquium - Saturday 19 February 2022
Online Event Saturday 19 February 2022. Read more...
Government of Ireland Update
Applications for 2022/23 are now open. Read more...
The Private Law Group at Trinity College Dublin is delighted to welcome Professor Lorna Fox O’Mahony (University of Essex) and Professor Marc L. Roark (Southern University Law Centre) to present on their co-authored monograph (Cambridge University Press, 2021)
Friday 10 December 2021. Read more...
Webinar - Employees, Expenses and Externalities.
Monday 29 November 2021, 4.00 - 5.00pm (IST) Read more...
Trinity College Dublin Virtual Open Day, Saturday 6 November 2021.
Meet with staff and students in the Law School to learn more about our Single Honors and Joint Honors programmes. Read more...
Irish Supreme Court Review 2021.
Saturday 6 November 2021, 9.30am - 4.00pm. Read more...
Centenary Anniversary of 1st Women Called to the Bar in Ireland – Frances Kyle and Averil Deverell.
On Tuesday, 1st November 1921, Frances Kyle and Averil Deverell, graduates of the Law School, Trinity College Dublin, became the first women called to the Bar in Ireland. Read more...
Webinar - The Brexit Challenge for Ireland and the United Kingdom: Constitutions Under Pressure.
Wednesday 10 November 2021, 5.30 - 7.00pm (IST) Read more...
Public Lecture - Constitutional Democracy in Challenging Times: South Africa and Ireland.
Public Lecture by Justice Edwin Cameron Former judge of the South African Constitutional Court and Chancellor of Stellenbosch of University. Thursday 11 November 2021. Read more...
The Times Higher Education University World Rankings feature The Law School Trinity College Dublin in Top 100 Law Schools.
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The Law School signs Memorandum of Agreement with Notre Dame Law School.
Monday 18 October 2021. Read more...
Law School Receives Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
The first Law School in the Republic of Ireland to receive the award. Read more...
Irish Supreme Court Review 2021.
Saturday 6 November 2021, 9.30am - 4.00pm. Read more...
Data Protection and the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Public Policy Report published Tuesday 14 September 2021.
The aim of the Observatory’s policy report series is to contribute actively to public debate and to shape public policy and law reform through analysing and evaluating Ireland’s response to COVID-19. Read more...
Junior Fresh Law School Orientation.
Monday 20 - Friday 25 September 2021. Read more...
Senior Fresh Law School Orientation.
Thursday 9 and Friday 10 September 2021. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 24 with Professor Samuel Moyn.
Friday 10 September, 2.30pm (Dublin) / 9.30am (Connecticut). Read more...
Online Module Enrolment for Senior Fresh and Junior Sophister students.
Module enrolment opens on Thursday 19 August at 2pm until Tuesday 24 August at midnight. Read more...
TriCON Book of the Month Webinar. Property Rights and Social Justice.
Thursday 22 July, 6pm IST. Read more...
Professor David Fennelly appointed as FLAC Chairperson.
David is Assistant Professor at Trinity College Law School. Read more...
The Association of Pension Lawyers in Ireland - Essay Competiton. 1st Prize €4,000, 2nd Prize €1,000.
Application deadline 26 July 2021. Read more...
Dr Rachael Walsh from the School of Law reflects on the process of writing her book, Property Rights and Social Justice: Progressive Property in Action.
Trinity Research asks Researchers about the Process of Writing a Book. Read more...
TriCON Webinar Conversations. COVID, Crisis and the Constitution.
Wednesday 16 June, 13:00 (Dublin). Read more...
A Right to Disconnect: Irish and European Legal Perspectives. Report published Tuesday 1 June 2021
Experts from the COVID-19 Law and Human Rights Observatory at Trinity College Dublin recommend Ireland puts the right of its workers to disconnect into binding legislation to safeguard against the working culture of “constant availability” and the damaging consequences that can have for well-being. Read more...
Final Report - The Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland.
Webinar - Wednesday 9 June at 18:00pm IST. Read more...
TriCON Irish-Italian Constitutional Conversations.
Monday 21 June, 10.30am (Dublin). Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons together with TRiCON. Seminar 23 with Professor Joseph Weiler.
Tuesday 3 June, 6pm (Dublin) / 1pm (New York). Read more...
Funded PhD Researcher Position.
The Scholarship is part of the Provosts PhD Scholarship Awards. Read more...
FLAC Seminar Series in Association with Trinity College Law School.
Online Seminars from 1pm - 2pm weekly throughout June, commencing Tuesday 1 June 2021. Read more...
Trinity Monday 2021- Scholars and Fellow Announcement.
Congratulations to our 12 Scholars and 3 Fellows announced on Trinity Monday 2021. Read more...
Assistant Professor Maria Grazia Porcedda recipient of Provost PhD Award 2021.
Appraising the prevention and deterrence of cybercrime in Ireland through the law.. Read more...
Trinity Law School Law and Contemporary Challenges Webinar Conversation Series, Spring 2021.
20 April - Matheson, 27 April - A&L Goodbody, 4 May - William Fry, 11 May - McCann FitzGerald. Read more...
Emails to a Young Lawyer.
Turkish interview with Professor Desmond Ryan and Kelley Mc Cabe. Read more...
Law School academic staff awarded grants by the Arts and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund (ASSBF).
Three members of academic staff have been successfully awarded funding from Trinity Colleges Arts and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund. Read more...
Webinar - Human Rights Litigation against Multinational Parent Companies.
Hosted by the Private Law Research Group, featuring guest speaker Richard Meeran, Head of the International Department, Leigh Day, London. Thursday 22 April, 5pm (IST). Read more...
Webinar - Central Bank Digital Currencies: Political Economy and Regulatory Challenges.
Hosted by Technologies, Law and Society Research Group, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin. Wednesday 5 May, 1pm (IST). Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 22 with Professor Peter Hayes.
Tuesday 8 April, 3pm (Dublin) / 9am (Chicago). Read more...
The Law School University Challenge.
A fundraiser in aid of those in Direct Provision. Friday 26 March, 7pm. Read more...
CAO Applications to Trinity Reach Record High.
First preference applications to Trinity programmes for 2021 via the CAO have increased by 38% for a record high of 10,253 students. Read more...
International Womens Day 2021.
The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, has been at the forefront in pioneering great women lawyers and leaders for over one hundred years. Read more...
The Law School welcomes Eleanor Sharpston as Adjunct Professor.
Eleanor is one of the leading experts in EU law having served as an Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union from 2006 to 2020. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 21 with Professor Brian Leiter.
Tuesday 9 March, 7pm (Dublin) / 1pm (Chicago). Read more...
Join the School of Law at the Postgraduate Virtual Open Day.
Saturday 6 March, 11am - 3pm (Dublin). Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 20 with Professor Jonathan Wolff.
Thursday 4 March, 1pm (Dublin). Read more...
The Law School Chase in aid of the Peter Mc Verry Trust.
Friday 19 February 7pm. Read more...
Government of Ireland Scholarships 2021/22.
Application deadline Friday 27 March 2021. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 19 with Professor Kathryn Sikkink.
Thursday 18 February, 7pm (Dublin) 2pm (EST). Read more...
Trinity College announces five scholarships for Jean Monnet Scholars from Turkey applying for LL.M programmes 2021/22.
Applications are now open. Read more...
Postgraduate International Student Webinar.
Friday 12 February 2pm (Dublin). Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 18 with Professor Hurst Hannum.
Friday 29 January, 3pm (Dublin). Read more...
Dr Mary Rogan appointed President of the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation/Fondation internationale pénale et pénitentiaire.
January 1 2021. Read more...
Trinity College Dublin Law Student Colloquium 2020/21.
Online event Saturday 6 February 2021. Read more...
Brian Lenihan Tenth Memorial Address - Trinity College Dublin Law Student Colloquium.
The Tenth Annual Brian Lenihan Memorial Address, which will take place at 6:00pm online on Thursday, 4 February 2021. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 17 with Professor Neville Cox.
Tuesday 22 December, 6pm (Dublin). Read more...
PRILA Briefing Paper 3: Experiencing Oversight - Prison Staffs Experience of Inspection and Complaints.
The report can be accessed here. Read more...
The Law School warmly congratulates Dr Norah Burns Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law on her recent election to the Board of the National Womens Council (NWC).
Dr Burns was nominated by the Irish Womens Lawyers Association to run for election. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 16 with Professor Mara Prentiss.
Wednesday 16 December, 6pm (Dublin) / 1pm (Boston). Read more...
COVID-19 Law and Human Rights Observatory: COVID-19 Public Policy Report.
COVID-19: Public Policy Report on Supporting Individuals, Communities, Businesses, and the Economy. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 15 with Professor Brian Leiter.
Wednesday 9 December, 5pm (Dublin) / 11am (Chicago). Read more...
Prisons: The Rule of Law, Accountability, and Rights. A One-Day Conference exploring Prison Oversight - Webinar Recordings.
The event was held on Thursday 26 November 2020. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 14 with Professor Jules Coleman.
Thursday 3 December, 3-4pm (Dublin) / 10-11am (EST). Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 13 with Professor Jack Balkin.
Monday 30 November, 3-4pm (Dublin) / 10-11am (EST). Read more...
Disability and the Ethics of Conducting Research in Higher Education. International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Webinar.
Disability Research Network, Trinity College Dublin, Thursday 3 December, 15:30 - 17:00.
Michael Mullan - Trinity Law and Business alumnus RIP (1991 - 2020).
With great sadness the Law School notes the passing of Michael Mullan (Law and Business 2014).
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 12 with Professor Peter Burke.
Wednesday 25 November 6-7pm IST. Read more...
Launch of the Interim Report of the Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland.
Dublin Webinar Tuesday 1 December at 1:00pm IST. Read more...
PRILA Briefing Paper 2: Oversight in Irish Prisons: Prisoner Perspectives on Oversight of Irish Prisons – Briefing Papers Shared with Prisoners in Ireland.
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PRILA Briefing Paper 1: A Visit from the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) - Research in Midlands Prison, September 2019.
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Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 11 with Professor Philip Alston.
Wednesday 11 November 3-4pm IST (10-11am New York). Read more...
Law School Student Societies Raise Awareness for Mens Mental Health this November.
Trinity FLAC, Trinity College Law Review and TCD Law Society are collaborating with Law School Staff to raise money for Mental Health Awareness in men. Read more...
Global Undergraduate Awards Programme 2020.
Senior Sophister LL.B student Louise McCormack regional winner of the Law Category at the Global Undergraduate Awardss. Read more...
Trinity Law School Law and Contemporary Challenges Webinar Conversations 2020.
The academic staff in Trinity Law School will conduct a series of conversations with other leading experts. Wednesday 4 November to Wednesday 28 November inclusive. Read more...
Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Scholarships.
Congratulations to Law School PhD students Prosscovia Nambatya and Philip Gavin. Read more...
Prisons: The Rule of Law, Accountability, and Rights. A One-Day Conference exploring Prison Oversight.
Thursday 26 November 2020. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 10 with Dr Catherine O Rourke.
Thursday October 4-5pm. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21 - Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 9 with Eric Posner and Jack Goldsmith.
Wednesday 28 October 7-8pm. Read more...
International Association of Constitutional Law Webinar.
Research Group on Public Law Responses to Public Health Emergencies. Webinar Thursday 5 November 7am Dublin, 6pm Melbourne. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 7 with Professor Philippe Sands.
Wednesday 21 October 5-6pm. Read more...
Professor Catherine Donnelly granted title of Senior Counsel and called to the Inner Bar.
Professor Catherine Donnelly is one of thirty-seven legal practicitioners granted Patent of Precedence. Read more...
Dr Andrea Mulligan appointed as Commissioner to The Law Reform Commission.
Three part-time commissioners from 1 October 2020 for five-year terms. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 6 with Professor Noam Chomsky.
Tuesday 6 October 6pm. Read more...
The Advantages of Online Learning.
Third-year Law and Business student Ruby Porter chats to The Irish Times regarding the positive elements of online teaching. Read more...
Law School Awarded Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
As of September 2020, both the Law School at Trinity College Dublin and the Department of Law at Maynooth University have been awarded Bronze - the first two Law Schools in this jurisdiction to receive this important gender equality award. Read more...
Law School Open Day 2020.
Online virtual Open Day Saturday 17 October 10:30am. Read more...
Law School Orientation.
Monday 28 September - Friday 2 October. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21- Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 5 with Professor Cass Sunstein.
Friday 2 October 3pm. Read more...
Law School Author Series 2020/21 - Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 4 with Professor Alicia Ely Yamin.
Thursday 1 October 2pm. Read more...
PRILA team presents at the launch of the Office of the Inspector of Prisons’ Inspection Framework for Prisons in Ireland.
On 15 September 2020, the Office of the Inspector of Prisons in Ireland launched its new Inspection Framework. Read more...
COVID-19 and Public International Law Conference.
International Organisations, Global Governance and the Pandemic. 25 September 2020. Read more...
School of Law Author Series 2020/21 - Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 3 with Professor Peter Singer.
Thursday 24 September 2020. Read more...
Professor David Kenny addresses Oireachtas Committee.
Live streaming of the event 9 September 2020 - 12.30pm. Read more...
School of Law Author Series 2020/21 - Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 2 with Professor Cass Sunstein.
Friday 11 September 3pm. Read more...
School of Law Author Series 2020/21 - Conversations with Donna Lyons. Seminar 1 with Professor Eric Posner.
Wednesday 2 September 3pm. Read more...
A Warm Welcome to Professor Félix Mezzanotte.
Félix will teach courses in Insolvency Law and Financial Services Law. Read more...
A new EUI working paper on copyright in the age of online platforms by Professor Giuseppe Mazziotti.
The European University Institute has published a working paper where Professor Giuseppe Mazziotti. Read more...
COVID-19 and Public International Law Conference Recordings.
International Organisations, Global Governance and the Pandemic. Virtual Conference 15 July 2020. Read more...
COVID Seminar Series - Webinar 3.
Webinar 3 - The Pandemic, Privacy and Data Protections. Read more...
COVID Seminar Series - Webinar 2.
Webinar 2 - The Pandemic and the Single Market. Read more...
McCannFitzgerald Company Law Essay Competition.
Notice for LL.M and MSc Law and Finance Students 2020/21.
Updating Postgraduate applicants and students for the Academic Year 2020/21. Read more...
COVID Seminar Series - Webinar 1.
Webinar 1 - The Recent German Federal Constitutional Court’s Ruling in the BVerfG Judgment of 5 May 2020. Read more...
Research Assistant Position.
The School of Law in Trinity College Dublin is recruiting a research assistant to work part time for a 4 week period on a funded research project related to social, economic and cultural rights in the Irish legal order. Read more...
COVID-19 Seminar Series with Trinity College Law School, Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance (TriCON) and Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL).
ICEL/ TriCON/ TCD Law School - Seminar Series.Read more...
Matheson Announces 2020 D&I Scholar in Partnership with Trinity College Law School.
Winner, Niall Brennan, is a second-year undergraduate law student at TCD.Read more...
Research Assistant Recruitment.
The School of Law is recruitment two Research Assistants for research relating to Covid-19.Read more...
Legal Responses to COVID-19: Personal Freedom in a Time of Emergency.
Inspiring Ideas @ Trinity is a webinar series produced by Trinity Development and Alumni - Webinar 3 June 2020. Read more...
Trinity Law students win Yap Ireland Podcast Award.
The podcast Legally Fond hosted by Trinity Law students. Read more...
Trinity Long Room Hub - COVID-19 Crisis Blog.
Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities move to online events. Read more...
Trinity Monday - Scholars and Fellow Announcement.
Congratulations to our 7 Undergraduate Students. Read more...
Follow Up: PRILA hosts workshop on Prison Oversight in International and National Contexts.
The PRILA project hosted the Prison Oversight in International and National Contexts: Read more...
Seanad Elections - Professor Ivana Bacik
Colleague Ivana Bacik has been re-elected to the Seanad taking a seat on the Trinity Panel. Read more...
COVID-19.
Trinity College Dublin is closed until 19 April next. Teaching is continuing online. Read more...
Trinity Centre for Constitutional Governance.
TriCON EU Law and Politics Symposium - Neill Theatre,Trinity Long Room Hub. Read more...
Social Justice in South Africa with Professor Thuli Madonsela.
Professor Thuli Madonsela of Stellenbosch University discusses what Social Justice means at this point in the life of South Africa. Read more...
International Aviation Law Internship Prize Winners 2019/20.
Congratulations to LL.M students Jonathan Prunty and Zoe Ledent. Read more...
Trinity students crowned champions of 60th Irish Times Debate 2020.
Trinity College Dublin students Eoghan Quinn and Aislinn Carty were crowned team champions of the 60th Irish Times Debate competition at the event’s grand final on Friday night. Read more...
Machines as the new Oompa-Loompas: the Cloud, Machine Learning, and Automation.
Free Public Lecture hosted by the Technologies, Law and Society Group. Read more...
Stranded High and Exposed: Reflecting on Private Law after Grenfell.
Reflecting on Private Law after Grenfell. Public lecture 26 March 2020. Read more...
Company Law Expert Group for 2020-2024.
Professor Deirdre Ahern appointed to European Commission. Read more...
TCD Intellectual Property Law Seminar Series
The TCD School of Law has organised intellectual property law seminars where young scholars affiliated to the EIPIN Innovation Society. Read more...
Alumni Gradlink Mentoring Programme 2020
The Law School Gradlink Mentoring Programme for JS students will begin on Monday, 10 February 2020. Read more...
Lucas Bliesze and Grant Hutchinson receive inaugural MSc Law and Finance scholarships.
Two students, Lucas Bliesze and Grant Hutchinson, were awarded the inaugural MSc Law and Finance scholarships by the School of Law and Trinity Business School in academic 2019/2020. Read more...
The Great Law School Bake Off in aid of Focus Ireland
The inaugural bake off will take place on Friday, 22 November at 11 am. Read more...
Trinity College Dublin - Annual Open Day
On Saturday, 23 November next, Trinity opens its gates to welcome prospective students to our beautiful historic campus. Read more...
Former President of Ireland and Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology - Mary McAleese is announced Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin
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The Irish Environmental Law Association - Professor Yvonne Scannell Prize Winner is announced.
The award for undergraduate students achieving the highest overall grade in the Environmental Law module was recently made to David Wacks, Law and Business (2019). Read more...
Zoe Ledent, LL.M. International and European Business Law student receives a prestigious Constantia Maxwell Scholarship.
The Scholarship is awarded annually to one taught Masters student in each of the twelve schools in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Read more...
Professor Ivana Bacik named the Women Lawyer of the Year
Professor Bacik received a standing ovation as she was named Woman Lawyer of the Year at a gala dinner organised by the Irish Women Lawyers Association. Read more...
Decoupling and the Fundamentals of Corporate and Debt Governance by Henry T.C. Hu
The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin and Trinity Business School welcome Professor Henry Hu, Allan Shivers Chair in the Law of Banking and Finance at the University of Texas Law School to launch the new joint MSc Law and Finance Read more...
Irish Supreme Court Review Conference - Saturday, 12 October 2019
On 12th October 2019 the second annual conference of the Irish Supreme Court Review will take place hosted by the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, and sponsored by Pinsent Masons. Papers delivered at the conference will reflect major themes in the work of the court and its leading cases in the previous legal year, including Read more...
Decoupling and the Fundamentals of Corporate and Debt Governance by Henry T.C. Hu- Thursday, 19 October 2019
The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin and Trinity Business School present this guest lecture to mark the launch of the new MSc in Law and Finance. Read more...
Law School Open Day, Saturday, 19 October 2019 - Extra Places now available
Are you are interested in learning more about law, studying in Trinity? Read more...
Trinity on the Move - Sponsored Cycle, Staff take part in 2019 Great Dublin Bike Ride, on Sunday, 29 September 2019 to fund raise for the Postgraduate Student Hardship Fund
The Provost, Dr Patrick Prendergast has joined the ‘Trinity on the Move’ team of staff (featuring our very own Neville Cox and David Prendergast) and students participating in the 2019 Great Dublin Bike Ride to fund raise for Trinity’s Postgraduate Student Hardship Fund. Read more...
Regulating the Future of Human Work: a Christian Ethics Perspective - Friday, 4 October 2019
Changes in the economy, society and technology are provoking widespread reflection on the future of work. Issues under discussion include the impact of automation on jobs that currently exist, as well as the nature of new jobs that are emerging in the gig economy. These modern debates combine with longer-standing concerns about the weakening of the collective power of workers and the growth of precarious forms of employment. This workshop explores the contribution that faith-based perspectives could bring to debates on how to regulate the changing labour market. Read more...
PRILA work presented at workshop on EU Law and Detention Standards, University of Cambridge - Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Mary Rogan presented PRILA research on the role of prison inspection and monitoring bodies in European Arrest Warrant decision-making at an invitation-only workshop on ‘What Role for the EU as a Setter of Human Rights Standards in the Field of Detention’ on 17 September at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Read more...
Conscientious Objection in Irish Healthcare - Friday, 19 September 2019
One Day Workshop organised by the Schools of Law and Medicine, Trinity College Dublin and the Centre for Public Life, Newman Centre for the Study of Religions and the School of Philosphy in UCD. Attendance is free but pre-booking is required. Read more...
Assistant Professor in Financial Services and Capital Markets Vacancy
The School of Law is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Financial Services and Capital Markets Law to work on our MSc in Law and Finance. Closing Date: Monday, 14 October 2019. Read more...
Welcome all new Junior Freshman Students
Congratulations on receiving your offer and welcome to the School of Law. We are delighted that you chose Trinity College Dublin to continue your education and we wish you every success for the coming years. Read more...
Sarah Honan, LL.B. student presents at the International Association of Genocide Scholars Conference 2019 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Sarah Honan, Senior Sophister LL.B. student, delivered a presentation on the topic of "Genocidal Masculinity: a Criminological Perspective on Gender Construction and Performance During the Yazidi Genocide" at the International Association of Genocide Scholars Conference 2019. Read more...
Two 3-year PhD positions in Privacy and Information Management through Castlebridge PROTECT-Network
Applications are now being accepted for two PhD positions with Castlebridge through the School of Law and the Knowledge and Data Engineering Group at Trinity College Dublin as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network, PROTECT. Closing Date: Monday, 19 August 2019. Read more...
Summer ELSA Law School on Corporate Finance Law, 22 - 26 July 2019
The School of Law has partnered with ELSA Ireland in its Summer ELSA Law School on Corporate and Finance Law. This week, fifty students from across Europe and beyond, will be attending lectures delivered by Trinity law professors and top commercial law practitioners right here on campus. Professor Neville Cox will be presenting to these students on the Postgraduate opportunities in Law in Trinity. We hope these students receive a warm welcome to Dublin.
Recent Developments in Tort Litigation - Saturday, 20 July 2019
2019 is already an important year in the history of tort litigation, with the principles of liability coming under the critical attention of politicians and the media. By no means all of the criticisms are accurate, as practitioners are well aware. The conference on Recent Developments in Tort Litigation, to be held by the Law School of Trinity College Dublin on the morning of Saturday the 20th of July will closely analyse all significant decisions of the courts. Read more...
Constitutional Law Update - Saturday, 13 July 2019
The last 12 months have seen significant developments in constitutional law, both inside and outside courts. The team of speakers, all expert in constitutional law, will outline and provide critical analysis of these developments, as well as assessing the likely future developments of the Constitution. The conference will of interest not only to legal practitioners but also to public servants, political representatives, and those working with NGOs. Read more...
Paul Carey - Law and French Graduate is recently announced as a Fulbright Awardee
Mr Paul Carey is a graduate of Law and French at TCD and is currently serving as a Judicial Assistant to Mr Justice Peter Charleton of the Supreme Court. As a Fulbright Awardee, Paul will undertake a LLM focusing on public international law at Columbia University. He intends to examine the international legal order from substantive and philosophical perspectives, and to research current and pressing issues in the areas of international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and global governance. With the opportunity to study under leading international law scholars and in proximity to the UN, he aspires to gain a pivotal insight into his field.
Trying corporations – why not prosecute?
The Corporate Law, Governance and Capital Markets Research Group of the School of Law, is hosting a guest lecture by Professor Liz Campbell, Francine McNiff Chair of Criminal Jurisprudence on Thursday, 20 June 2019, at 1 pm. Read more...
Civil Litigation Update Conference - Wednesday, 19 June 2019
The Private Law Research Group of the School of Law, is holding an evening conference on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 6 - 8 pm, entitled Civil Litigation Update. The speakers, all members of faculty at the Trinity Law School, will present papers offering their perspectives on a range of timely issues in civil litigation of relevance to practitioners. Read more...
Employment Law Update
The School of Law in conjunction with the firm of Arthur Cox, is holding a morning conference on Friday 7 June 2019, entitled Employment Law Update. The team of speakers, from Arthur Cox and Trinity College Law School, are experts in their areas. The conference will be of relevance not only to legal practitioners, but to all involved in human resources, recruitment and dismissal. Read more...
Diversity and Brain Health: Perspectives from the LGBT+ Community in Ireland
A workshop organised by the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the School of Law. Read more...
Beyond the People: Social Imaginary and Constituent Imagination - Book Seminar
The Constitutional Governance and Social Change Group in Trinity College Dublin is pleased to present a book seminar on Tuesday, 28 May next. Read more...
FLAC@50: Access to Justice Conference
Friday, 17 May 2019. Read more...
Assistant Professor in Information Technology Law - Vacancy
This School of Law is currently recruiting a tenured track Assistant Professor in Information Technology Law, Applications are welcome from legal scholars in the field of information technology law, including data protection law. Applications close on 14 May 2019.
PRILA research part of Trinity Week celebrations
The PRILA research team presented findings at an event called Silence: Prisons as a Silent Institution on Trinity Friday. Read more...
Announcement of New Scholars
7 students reading for Law degrees were amongst the 58 new scholars announced this morning. Congratulations to Law students - Ruby Barrett, Jonathon Boylan, Kate Maher, Robert van Breda, Law and French student - Sean Masterson, Law and Business student - Aoife O Carroll and Law and Political Science student - Jack Synnott.
Censorship - Trinity Week Public Lecture, 30 April 2019 at 5 pm - Edmund Burke Theatre
The School of Law and the School of English present a programme of events investigating the history and impact of censorship in Ireland. Read more...
On Silence - Trinity Week Public Lecture, 30 April 2019 at 4 pm - Trinity Long Room Hub
In this panel discussion, colleagues will explore the meanings of silence from a range of disciplinary perspectives including Drama, Law, Deaf Studies and Neuroscience. The event will be chaired by Cliona OFarrelly, Chair of Fellows. Audience participation will be welcomed. Read more...
McCann FitzGerald Company Law Essay Prize
The McCann FitzGerald Company Law essay prize was awarded yesterday to Sean Duffy (first place) and Peggy Flanagan (second prize). Pictured are the two recipients together with Patricia Lawless (partner) and Emma Crowley (Head of Legal Professional Training) from McCann FitzGerald and Professor Blanaid Clarke from the Law School. Read more...
William Fry Tort Law Essay Prize
Two students have received prizes sponsored by William Fry for the best essays submitted in Tort Law, lectured by Professor Desmond Ryan.
The winners were Niamh Martyn (SF Law and French, first prize) and Olivia Moore (JF Law and Political Science, second prize), who received their prizes at a prize-giving ceremony and luncheon hosted on Friday 29 March 2019 by William Fry partners Paul White, Brian O Callaghan, Adam Synnott, Sergey Dolomanov, and Trainee and Intern Programme Manager Susan Wyer.
The winning essays offered critical analysis of the law concerning damages awards in the Courts and the duty of care in negligence, respectively.
The Law School congratulates both students and thanks William Fry for its generous sponsorship of this prize.
Present in the photo (L-R) are: Paul White, Professor Desmond Ryan, Olivia Moore (JF Law and Political Science second prize), Niamh Martyn (SF Law and French, first prize), Sergey Dolomanov, Brian O Callaghan, Adam Synnott and Susan Wyer.
The winners were Niamh Martyn (SF Law and French, first prize) and Olivia Moore (JF Law and Political Science, second prize), who received their prizes at a prize-giving ceremony and luncheon hosted on Friday 29 March 2019 by William Fry partners Paul White, Brian O Callaghan, Adam Synnott, Sergey Dolomanov, and Trainee and Intern Programme Manager Susan Wyer.
The winning essays offered critical analysis of the law concerning damages awards in the Courts and the duty of care in negligence, respectively.
The Law School congratulates both students and thanks William Fry for its generous sponsorship of this prize.
Present in the photo (L-R) are: Paul White, Professor Desmond Ryan, Olivia Moore (JF Law and Political Science second prize), Niamh Martyn (SF Law and French, first prize), Sergey Dolomanov, Brian O Callaghan, Adam Synnott and Susan Wyer.
Professor Blanaid Clarke, McCann FitzGerald Chair in Corporate Law is appointed to the Irish Banking Culture Board
On 15 April 2019, the Irish Banking Culture (IBCB) appointed Professor Blanaid Clarke, McCann FitzGerald Chair in Corporate Law to its Board. Today the Irish Banking Culture Board (IBCB) was officially launched following an in-depth public and stakeholder consultation and a separate bank employee culture survey, which were undertaken to inform the IBCB’s establishment.
Nicolas Barber on the Principles of Constitutionalism
The Constitutional Governance and Social Change group is excited to welcome Professor Nicholas Barber of Trinity College, Oxford for a seminar on his recent book The Principles of Constitutionalism (Oxford University Press 2018). Read more...
FLAC 50th Anniversary Celebration
Thursday, 21st March 2019. Read more...
A Constitutional Conversation about the Future of our Shared Island
Wednesday, 20 March 2019 - join Justice Richard Humphreys and Professor Colin Harvey in Conversation. Read more ...
Alumni Spring Series: Law and Contemporary Challenges
March - April 2019. Read more...
Addressing the Global Challenge of Responsive Fintech Regulation
The Corporate Law, Governance and Capital Markets Group in the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin is organising a symposium titled Addressing the Global Challenge of Responsive Fintech Regulation. The symposium aims at examining the legal and regulatory challenges posed by financial technology. Cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, smart contracts, robo-advisors, initial coin offerings are challenging incumbent practices and firms. The evolving field of FinTech gives rise to new investor protection and financial stability risks.
TCD Law Student Colloquium - Saturday, 9 February 2019
The Annual Trinity College Dublin Law School Colloquium takes place on Saturday, 9th February next in the Long Room Hub.
MSc Law and Finance Scholarships 2019/20
The School of Law and Trinity Business School are delighted to offer two scholarships to students undertaking the MSc Law and Finance degree in academic year 2019/20. The value of the scholarship is a 5,000 euro contribution towards tuition fees (EU or Non-EU). These scholarships aim to support and develop gifted postgraduate students and will be awarded to candidates who demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, extracurricular accomplishments or contribution to society.
Navigating Privacy in a Data Centric World
Almost every area of technical progress today is reliant on ever broader access to personal information. Companies, academic researchers, governments and philanthropists utilise ever more sensitive data about individuals movements, health, online browsing, home activity, social interactions.
Launch of the European Survey on Prison Oversight Bodies (ESPO)
The European Survey on Prison Oversight Bodies (ESPO) is the first cross-national survey on prison oversight bodies. Its main objective is to gather updated and comparable information on the structures for dealing with the inspection of prisons across the European Union. The survey is directed by Dr Mary Rogan and Dr Eva Aizpurua, at Trinity College Dublin, as part of the PRILA project.
Reputation as Property: Perspectives from Tort and Property, Friday, 18 January 2019
How can tort law account for the harm of defamation? One answer to this question is to argue that our reputation is or is like property. While this analogy may make sense to tort theorists, particularly those seeking to give an internal account of tort law, it may not make sense to property theorists. In addition, it is not clear whether this approach fits with the case law. Whether or not thinking about reputation as property makes sense raises the question of whether tort law theory understands property differently than property theory does.
Medical Ethics and Law at the End of Life, 17-19 January 2019
This is an international, inter-disciplinary conference bringing together different viewpoints on ethical, philosophical and legal issues arising at the end of human life (both the adult’s life and the child’s life).
Ireland’s Constitution: Past, Present and Future - 17 January 2019
The Constitution of 1937 is the cornerstone of political and social life in Ireland. It defines the identity of the Irish people, establishes the Irish political system and protects a charter of fundamental rights and values. Compared to other constitutions, the Irish Constitution ranks highly for longevity, democratic stability and protection of civil and political rights.
MSc Law and Finance - New Interdisciplinary Master’s Degree Commencing 2019-2010
Interdisciplinary study at the postgraduate level is widely recognised as a highly desirable attribute for employers. The MSc in Law and Finance offers an advanced qualification to graduates in business, economics or law. This programme will develop the students’ skills to apply theory to practice, solve business problems and help organisations to continuously grow and improve their performance across these disciplines. It is structured to include the foundational and advanced material needed to build students’ knowledge and understanding of law and finance, provide students with the capacity to embrace current and future changes such as financial regulation, EU law and financial innovation, and develop both students’ technical skills in understanding financial and legal concepts and analytic skills to apply these skills.
Kelly’s Irish Constitution, 5th Edition - Launch
The School of Law is delighted to announce the recent launch of the 5th edition of Kelly’s Irish Constitution, published by Bloomsbury Professional. This authoritative tome, written by Professor Gerry Whyte, former colleague, Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan now Advocate General to the European Court of Justice, Dr. Rachael Walsh and Dr. David Kenny was launched by Seamus Woulfe, Attorney General. Congratulations to all involved.
College Awareness Week for Mature Students
Experience a day as a mature student in Trinity by taking real lectures, meeting other matures, talking to academics and touring the campus. We have a wonderful programme available FREE during College Awareness Week. From Monday 19 - Thursday 22 November, you can join our students on a learning journey in subjects as diverse as Medicine, Social Work, Law, Politics, Economics, History, Classics, Art and Architecture, and English Literature. See the Mature Student Office website for further details and how to register.
Open Day - Saturday, 10 November
Come and meet members of staff and the student body on Saturday, 10th November at the College open day. Pre-registration is not required.
Culture, Diversity and the Way Forward in Ireland’s Financial Sector
A conference, jointly hosted by the School of Law, under the directorship of Professor Blanaid Clarke, McCann FitzGerald Chair in Corporate Law and the Central Bank was held in Trinity College Dublin on 25 October last. Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe the conference which examined the Central Bank’s ‘Review of Behaviour and Culture of the Irish Retail Banks’ and considered the lessons to be drawn from it for all firms in the financial services sector.
Brown J of Supreme Court of Canada to launch Palles Society for Private Law in Trinity
The Honourable Russell Brown, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, will deliver a keynote lecture at 6:30pm on Thursday 22 November 2018 in Trinity, on the topic of "Indeterminacy in the Duty of Care Analysis", to launch the Palles Society for Private Law. All are welcome to attend, but registration is required via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-launch-of-the-palles-society-for-private-law-tickets-51477466488. More information about the Society and the launch is available at http://pallessociety.com
FinTech Conference - Call For Papers - 8 March 2019
Addressing the Global Challenge of Responsive FinTech Regulation, Friday 8 March 2019, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Intensive Course on Planning Law - 25-26 October 2018
The Honourable Russell Brown, Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, will deliver a keynote lecture at 6:30pm on Thursday 22 November 2018 in Trinity, on the topic of "Planning law is widely recognized as being extraordinarily complex and inaccessible. This intensive course will introduce practitioners to some of the more difficult areas of planning control, including the Planning Act 2018 and the new Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2018 while highlighting areas where planning practices are particularly complicated and vulnerable to legal challenges.
Law School Open Day 2018 - Saturday, 20 October 2018
The annual Law School Open Day will take place on Saturday, 20th October 2018 from 9:30 am - 2:00 pm. An additional 10 places are now available and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Gradlink Mentoring Programme - Call for Mentors
The School of Law would like to invite alumni to consider participating in our GradLink Mentoring Programme for Law 2018-19. The programme aims to develop current students’ knowledge of the labour market and career paths, through supportive career learning relationships with alumni mentors working in a range of career areas. Students benefit enormously from the exchange of ideas with alumni and the programme also helps to develop their confidence and social skills.
Consent in Criminal Law - Roundtable, Saturday, 13 October 2018
Modern liberal legal systems place remarkable weight on consent when it comes to the permissibility or criminality of interpersonal action. Consent is the vehicle by which autonomy is exercised and respected. Its presence or absence decides whether an act is a serious crime or something benign or neutral. This emphasis on consent contrasts sharply with certain traditional or non-liberal societies where factors apart the immediate choice or attitudes of the parties determine the permissibility or non-permissibility of interactions and sexual relations in particular. Consent, and its so-called transformative power, however, has come under increasing scrutiny lately not from conservative quarters but rather from within liberal theory and from new lines of feminist enquiry.
Victims, the Public Interest, and the Criminal Process - Public Lecture, Tuesday, 2 October 2018
The Crime and Punishment Research Group is pleased to announce a public lecture, "Victims, the Public Interest and the Criminal Process", by Prof Shane Kilcommins, University of Limerick. Professor Shane Kilcommins is Professor of Law and Head of School at the University of Limerick School of Law. His is a graduate of the University of Limerick (BA in Law and European Studies, 1994), the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (PhD, 1999) and University College Cork (MA in Teaching and Learning, 2007). He joined the School of Law at the University of Limerick in 2014 after lecturing at University College Cork for 13 years. His areas of specialisation include criminal law, jurisprudence and penology and he has published books, peer reviewed articles and reports on a wide range of criminal justice issues including the needs of victims of crime.
Positive Youth Justice: Children First, Offenders Second - Public Lecture, 27 September 2018
Trish youth justice policy and practice has made major strides over the past 15 years. Legislative and policy reform and substantial investment have created a youth justice system that is largely progressively and in line with international human rights standards and accepted principles of good practice. The imminent expiry of the Youth Justice Action Plan 2014-2018 suggests that it is timely to consider the priorities of the next national policy in this area. Professor of Criminology at Loughborough University, Stephen Case will provide a keynote address on his research on the ‘Positive Youth Justice’ framework, how it was developed and how it is being used to advocate youth justice reform in England and Wales.
Irish Supreme Court Review Conference: Saturday, 6 October 2018 - NOW FULL
The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin is proud to host the Irish Supreme Court Review by sponsored by Pinsent Masons, as a forum for in-depth analysis of the functions and jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Ireland. Conference details are available from Irish Supreme Court Review website. Please note this conference is now fully booked and the waiting list has been suspended.
Positive Youth Justice: Children First, Offenders Second - Public Lecture: Thursday 27 September 2018
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 4 - 6.
Golf Classic Fundraiser for Michael Mullan, Law and Business alumnus, Class of 2014
13 September 2018
Orientation for New and Visiting UG Students
Welcome to studying in the School of Law! Details of School specific events are now available to download from our Orientation Website.
The Princes of the Law - Class of 1984 Reunion
The Class of 1984 met for lunch to mark the appointments of Seamus Woulfe and Denis McDonald as Attorney General and High Court judge respectively
Class of 1984 - Lunch: Friday, 29 June 2018
Guests of Honour: Seamus Woulfe and Denis McDonald Please RSVP by lawevent@tcd.ie by Wednesday 27th June using this form. Please extend this invitation to any classmates you are in contact with.
Necessary Evil - Guest Seminar; Friday, 20 July 2018
The Corporate Law, Governance and Capital Market’s Research Group will be hosting a seminar with Professor David Kinley from the University of Sydney School of Law on Friday, 20 July at 1 pm. Professor Kinley will be speaking about his recent book on human rights law and corporate finance - ‘Necessary Evil’ – OUP, 2018. It promises to be a very stimulating discussion.
Civil Litigation Conference - Wednesday, 20 June 2018
The Private Law Group at Trinity College Dublin is holding a CPD Civil Litigation Update on Wednesday 20 June, 6pm-8pm. The event will be chaired by the Hon. Ms Justice Mary C. Irvine, Judge of the Court of Appeal.
Tort Litigation Update - Saturday 23 June 2018
A great deal has been happening in tort litigation over recent months. The Supreme Court has handed down several important judgments, on the duty of care, professional negligence, economic loss, and the liability of public authorities. The Court of Appeal has been extremely busy on issues relating to the calculation of damages, occupiers’ liability, employers’ liability and defamation. Judges of the High Court have handed down very many judgments on all aspects of practice and procedure in tort litigation as well as emerging areas of liability.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Position Available at the School of Law
The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, invites applications for a prestigious European Research Council-funded Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position. This role will be of interest to graduates of social sciences, socio-legal studies, law (particularly human rights law), political science and psychology (and related disciplines), with skills in empirical research.
Plain Packaging of Tobacco - Seminar Tuesday, 12 June
Australia and Ireland were the first two countries in the world to introduce legislation to require standardized packing of tobacco products. There will be a seminar on this topic from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Tuesday 12 June 2018 in the Neill Lecture Theatre in the Trinity Long Room Hub. The speakers will be Prof Matthew Rimmer (QUT) and Dr Eoin O’Dell (TCD); the seminar will be chaired by Prof Shane Allwright (TCD); and there will be plenty of time for questions and answers. The seminar is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend, but booking is essential.
The Butler Did It! The Legal Battle Over the Estate of Doris Duke. Guest Lecture: 1st June 2018
This case has been called the greatest estate battle of all time in the U.S. Mr. Howarth and Ms. Smith were trial counsel for the successful challenger to the probated Will. Their presentation covers the key legal and factual issues that resolved this celebrated case.
Lunchtime Seminar by Thomas A. Barnico - Monday 28 May
The Constitutional Governance and Social Change Research Group will be hosting a lunchtime seminar on Monday 28 May 2018, 13.00-14.00 in Room 11, House 39, to which all students and staff are warmly welcome. Mr. Barnico is an Adjunct Professor at Boston College Law School and he was Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1981-2010. He represented the state and its officers in civil cases involving constitutional law, administrative law, and business regulation. He has argued three cases in the United States Supreme Court, eighteen cases in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and more than 70 cases in the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth.
The Habitats Directive in Ireland - Thursday, 24 May 2018
There have been numerous challenges to planning and environmental decisions in recent years based on arguments that the Habitats Directive has not been property transposed or applied. This course will cover the fast changing EU and Irish law relating to Habitats, what the law is (and should be), the most common mistakes made when dealing with Habitats issues, practical problems which occur, the methodology for decision-making on Habitats and other important issues. It should be of interest to lawyers, planners, engineers, construction companies, environmental professionals and anyone involved in development in Ireland.
Getting Ready for the GDPR - Wednesday, 9 May 2018
This is an evening event, which is aimed at legal practitioners, those involved in data protection compliance, as well as others who are interested in data protection and privacy. Our speakers will consider a number of topics, ranging from an update on the state of play of the GDPR, data protection damages, the new Irish Data Protection Bill and issues around privacy policies, electronic contracts, and emerging technologies. Full details are available from the conference website.
Oceans Apart: Corporate and Securities Litigation and Regulation in Comparative Perspective, Thursday, 26 April 2018
The conference will take place in McCann FitzGerald on Thursday April 26th followed by a reception hosted by the Law School in the Long Room in Trinity College Dublin at 6pm.
Company Law essay prize-winners, 17 April 2018
Reception to mark the McCann FitzGerald Company Law essay prize-winners was held recently. David Wacks was awarded first prize and runner up went to Caitlin Connolly. Pictured above with the prize winners are Patricia Lawless, Partner, McCann FitzGerald and Professor Deirdre Ahern, Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning
Dr. Rachael Walsh Receives a Provost Teaching Award
Congratulations to Rachael Walsh, recipient of a Provost’s Teaching Award. The Provost’s Teaching Awards seek to reward colleagues who have made an outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence. They recognise staff who are creative in their approaches to teaching and learning and share best practice across College. They also provide an opportunity to encourage staff to consider scholarly, research-based approaches to course design, delivery and assessment, and they reaffirm that curriculum development, teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation are important activities in College which require high level expertise.
Trinity Monday - New Scholars and Fellow in Law
Provost Patrick Prendergast announced newly elected Scholars and Fellows at this morning’s Trinity Monday Scholars and Fellows announcement ceremony. The Law School is delighted to announce that nine of our students were elected Scholars and Dr. Desmond Ryan was named a new Fellow today. Congratulations to Sean Duffy, Adam Elebert, Sinead Griffin, Sarah Honan, Robyn Maher (all Law), Helen Smith (Law and Business), Avril Holton, Diarmuid O’Leary (both Law and French) and Daniel Gilligan (Law and Political Science).Pictured above (left to right) Diarmuid O’Leary, Avril Holton, Dr. Desmond Ryan, Sarah Honan and Daniel Gilligan
Class of 2018 - Valedictory Evening, guest speaker Dearbhail McDonald
The Law School was honoured to have Dearbhail McDonald (LL.B., Class of 2000) address our Senior Sophister students at this year’s Valedictory event last night. Congratulations to our wonderful student speaker, elected by her peers, Louise Mulrennan (Law and Political Science). Your speeches were inspiring. To the Class of 2018 thank you for all you have contributed to the school. Remember you are always ‘welcome back’ to your law school.
Criminal Law: Recent Developments and Emerging Trends - Thursday 19 April 2018
The Crime and Punishment Research Group at the Law School Trinity College Dublin will host an evening conference on Criminal Law: Recent Developments and Emerging Trends on Thursday 19 April 2018 from 6pm to 8.15pm. Chaired by Ms Justice Una Ni Raifeartaigh, the conference will present papers from legal experts on developments in four key areas of law and practice: bail, evidence under the ECHR, criminal culpability, and sentencing. A detailed programme and information about registration are available on the conference website.
The Dismay of Progress: The deception of irenic constitutionalism - Guest Lecture, Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Dr. Pin will be speaking on "The Dismay of Progress: The deception of irenic constitutionalism". He will speak about the relationship between global constitutionalism and the rise of constitutional populism, and how the narrative of progress features in this discussion. Professor Pin is Associate Professor of Comparative Law, University of Padua and is a Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University.
A Liberal Theory of Property - Guest Lecture, Wednesday 4th April at 6pm
The Private Law Research Group presents “A Liberal Theory of Property” by Prof Hanoch Dagan. Hanoch Dagan is the Stewart and Judy Colton Professor of Legal Theory and Innovation and the Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Tel-Aviv University. Professor Dagan has been a visiting professor at Yale, Columbia, University of Michigan, Cornell, UCLA and University of Toronto. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute and a member of the American Law Institute and of the International Academy of Comparative Law.Professor Dagan has written seven books – Unjust Enrichment: A Study of Private Law and Public Values (Cambridge University Press, 1997), The Law and Ethics of Restitution (Cambridge University Press, 2004), Property at a Crossroads (Ramot, 2005) (in Hebrew), Property: Values and Institutions (Oxford University Press, 2011), Properties of Property (with Gregory S. Alexander; Wolters Kluwer, 2012), Reconstructing American Legal Realism & Rethinking Private Law Theory (Oxford University Press, 2013), and The Choice Theory of Contracts (with Michael A. Heller) (Cambridge University Press, 2017). He is currently working on a new book – A Liberal Theory of Property (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2019) - which will be the subject of his lecture.
Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship Programme 2018/19
The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship Programme for 2018/19 is now open for applications. Scholarships are awarded to high calibre undergraduate and postgraduate students from non-EEA countries to study in Ireland for one year and involve a €10,000 stipend and tuition fee waiver. Further information is available at https://www.tcd.ie/study/international/scholarships/Postgraduate/goi.php and https://www.tcd.ie/study/international/scholarships/Undergraduate/goi.php
Brexit: Legal and Business Implications - Seminar, Wednesday 14th March 2018
Professor Gavin Barrett, Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin: "The Impact of Brexit on the Free Movement of Services".
Michael D’Arcy, Programme Lead for the Ibec/CBI Joint Business Council: "The all-island economy and the distinct Ireland/Northern Ireland Strand in the Article 50 Negotiations"
This event is has been organised by the Law and Political Science programme coordinators but other students and interested parties are invited to attend. Registration is not necessary.
Michael D’Arcy, Programme Lead for the Ibec/CBI Joint Business Council: "The all-island economy and the distinct Ireland/Northern Ireland Strand in the Article 50 Negotiations"
This event is has been organised by the Law and Political Science programme coordinators but other students and interested parties are invited to attend. Registration is not necessary.
Post-Doctoral Research Positions x 3 Available - Closing Date Wednesday, 24 January 2018
This is an exciting opportunity to undertake research on the PRILA project.
More information about the project can be found at the PRILA page.
Please visit the TCD Vacancies website for more details.
More information about the project can be found at the PRILA page.
Please visit the TCD Vacancies website for more details.
Directive Principles as a Consensus Building Tool – 18 January 2018
The Irish Jurisprudence Society in collaboration with the Constitutional Governance and Social Change Research Group is delighted to host Dr. Tarunabh Khaitan, Associate Professor, University of Oxford and Fellow at Melbourne Law School to speak about this study on ‘Directive Principles and the Expressive Accommodation of Ideological Dissenters’ on Thursday, 18 January 2018 at 7pm in Room 11, House 39. This will be followed by a response by the Hon. Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan.
Dr. Khaitan’s A Theory of Discrimination Law (OUP, 2014) is widely considered to be a leading treatise on discrimination law. Justice Hogan is well known as one of Ireland’s finest legal minds.
Dr. Khaitan’s A Theory of Discrimination Law (OUP, 2014) is widely considered to be a leading treatise on discrimination law. Justice Hogan is well known as one of Ireland’s finest legal minds.
Intelligent Machines: Who (or What) Creates a Work of Authorship – 25 January 2018
In copyright law, an author is a human being who exercises subjective judgment in composing the work and who controls its execution. But challenges arise when the putative author partners with a machine or with natural forces to create a work of authorship. Do mechanical or natural interventions in the production of a work result in an insufficiently human-authored creation? The burgeoning of “computer generated works” – outputs of digital neural networks that have “taught themselves” to combine rules of literary, musical or artistic assembly after being “trained” on a database of pre-existing works – requires us to ask whether those outputs are “original works of authorship” entitled to copyright protection. This talk by Prof Jane Ginsburg, Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law at Columbia University (School of Law) will first review non-digital examples in order to derive principles of copyright authorship to apply to computer-implicated outputs. Application of the principles will yield different outcomes depending on whether the output is computer-assisted or truly computer-generated. If divergent treatment of otherwise potentially identical human-generated and machine-generated works seems problematic, it becomes necessary to inquire whether copyright’s core assumption – that the “author” is a human being – requires reconsideration. That rethinking must take into account the justifications for copyright protection; as we will see, different justifications produce varying assessments of whether computer-generated works “belong” in copyright.
Guest Lecture - Designing an African Judicial Network: Potential and Challenges - 13 December
The Constitutional Governance and Social Change Research Group is delighted to host Dr. Tom Gerard Daly, Fellow at Melbourne Law School to speak about this study on Designing an African Judicial Network: Potential and Challenges on December 13 at 5 pm in Room 11. Professor William Binchy will be a Discussant.
Open Day - Saturday 9 December 2017
TCD Open Day takes place this Saturday. Please come and visit us in the Public Theatre from 9:30 - 3:00 pm. Staff and students will be happy to meet you and answer any questions you might have. Presentations about our four undergraduate degree programmes will take place at 12:30 (Main Hall, Sports Centre) and again at 14:40 (Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building). For more information on the College Open Day, please visit their site and/or download the app.
Litigation Against Schools: The Contemporary Challenges for School Management / Conference, Saturday, 2 December 2017
School management today is faced with several challenges. Technology brings dangers as well as benefits. Legislation requires schools to deliver several policies, each of them excellent in isolation, but difficult to accomplish in combination. Courts and tribunals scrutinise procedures to ensure that school management complies with the requirements of health and safety, the duty of care, due process and equality. The task is not impossible but it certainly is demanding.
Conundrums, options and ironies in Brexit law, or how I stopped worrying and learned to love Article 50 - Guest Lecture
Dr Kieran Bradley, Special Adviser to the EU Court of Justice on Brexit and staff matters, and Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin will deliver a guest lecture on Monday, 4 December 2017 at 3:30 - 4:30 pm in Room 2.03, Áras an Phiarsaigh.
Trinity College Law Review - Writing Competition for Schools
The Trinity College Law Review, Ireland’s leading student-edited law journal, is delighted to announce a new writing competition for secondary school students all over the country.
Professor Cass Sunstein speaks to the Trinity College Law Review, Friday, 10 November 2017
The Trinity College Law Review is delighted to welcome Cass Sunstein on the 10th of November. Cass Sunstein is a renowned Harvard law professor, specializing in constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law and behavioural economics. From 2009 - 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Sunstein is also the founder and director of the program on Behavioural Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School. He has been involved with law reform and the writing of constitutions in many nations, including Ukraine, Poland, China, South Africa and Russia. He has been Samuel Rubin Visiting Professor of Law at Columbia. He was a faculty member at the University of Chicago Law School from 1981 to 2008.
The Denham Fellowship
The Denham Fellowship, named after The Hon. Mrs. Justice Susan Denham, former Chief Justice, assists two aspiring barristers annually who come from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds to gain access to professional legal education at the King’s Inns and professional practice at the Law Library.
LL.M International Aviation Law students visit Irish Aviation Authority
Students of the LL.M International Aviation Law module attend a guest lecture at the headquarters of the Irish Aviation Authority
Dr Giuseppe Mazziotti delivers lecture at Columbia Law School, New York
Dr Giuseppe Mazziotti was invited to speak at the annual copyright symposium organised by the Kernochan Centre for Law, Media and the Arts at Columbia Law School in New York on October 6th, 2017.
ByrneWallace - Future Lawyers Start Here on 17 October
Come join ByrneWallace at their Open Evening on Tuesday, 17 October next in their offices on 88 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.
To attend, RSVP by Friday, 13 October next to Beth Onslow at bonslo@byrnewallace.com or (01) 691 5237
https://byrnewallace.com/careers/trainees/
To attend, RSVP by Friday, 13 October next to Beth Onslow at bonslo@byrnewallace.com or (01) 691 5237
https://byrnewallace.com/careers/trainees/
Professor Giuseppe Mazziotti presents at the Jean Monnet Center, New York University School of Law
The Jean Monnet Center at the New York University School of Law will host Professor Giuseppe Mazziotti on 11th of October 2017. Dr Mazziotti will present at the lunch time event his work on “Allowing Online Content to Cross Borders: Europe’s Quest for a Digital Single Market.” More information is available at http://www.jeanmonnetprogram.org/allowing-online-content-to-cross-borders-europes-quest-for-a-digital-single-market/
Arthur Cox Trainee Development Programme Presentation - 11 October
Wednesday 11th October 2017 5:30PM - 6:30PM
EU Citizenship and Federalism - Colloquium
Build your Brand - with A&L Goodbody - Tuesday, 10 October
McCann FitzGerald Presentation - Tuesday, 3 October 2017
McCann FitzGerald, who are generously sponsoring the Law Fair will also be giving a presentation titled “How to become a McCann FitzGerald trainee” from 1-2pm in Room 02A, House 39, Law School. A number of trainees and the graduate recruiter will be presenting to students.
Trinity Law Fair - Tuesday, 3 October
TCD Careers Advisory Service, in collaboration with the TCD Law School and sponsored by McCann FitzGerald is holding the annual TCD LAW FAIR on Tuesday, 3 October, from 8 - 10 am in the Dining Hall
Orientation Week - Day 4, Thursday 21 September
Law School events for today include:
9:20 - 10:20 - Law and French and Law and German - meet in House 39, Room 02A
10:30 - General Orientation - Venue Ed Burke Theatre, Arts Building
12:00 - Foundations of Law Introduction - Venue Davis Theatre, Arts Building
LLM Students - PG Reception Global Room at 6 pm
9:20 - 10:20 - Law and French and Law and German - meet in House 39, Room 02A
10:30 - General Orientation - Venue Ed Burke Theatre, Arts Building
12:00 - Foundations of Law Introduction - Venue Davis Theatre, Arts Building
LLM Students - PG Reception Global Room at 6 pm
Welcome all new Freshman Students
Orientation Schedule for New Law Students 2017
Solitary Confinement and the Role of the Courts in the USA and Ireland: Guest Lecture - Monday 18 September 2017
Public Lecture: The Crime and Punishment Research Group, School of Law is hosting a public lecture Solitary Confinement and the Role of the Courts in the USA and Ireland on Monday 18th September 2017 from 6:15 - 7:15 pm.
LEADERS Programme, June 2017
The LEADERS Programme was hosted by the School of Law from June 13-16 2017
ICON-S Public Lecture / Keynote Address Tuesday, 5th September at 11:30 am
Aeroelastic Europe: Flying together after Brexit by Professor Deirdre Curtin (EUI) will be delivered on Tuesday, 5th September at 11:30 am in the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin.
Annual Workshop for African Chief Justices and Senior Judiciary
Public Lecture: Professor Kai Ambos on Brexit and European Criminal Law - Tuesday, 22 August
The Law School is hosting a public lecture by Professor Kai Ambos (University of Göttingen) on the possible implications of Brexit for European Criminal Law. The event will take place on Tuesday 22 August 2017 at 6pm in the Law School, Room 11. Professor Ivana Bacik (TCD) will deliver a response to the lecture. The event is free of charge but please register your interest by email to lawevent@tcd.ie
Gender and Law in Modern Ireland - Workshop 6 July 2017
On July 6, the law school hosted a one-day workshop on Law and Gender in Modern Ireland: Critique and Reform
Berkeley Equality Law Conference at Trinity College Dublin
On 15-16 June 2017, academics, lawyers and rights advocates from all over the world attended the annual conference of the Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Study Group at Trinity College Dublin. The conference included keynote addresses by former president Mary Robinson and former Irish judge at the European Court of Human Rights Ann Power-Forde. 27 papers were presented by participants from 17 countries, including India, China, Australia, Canada and the USA. Themes examined included the impact of Brexit and the Trump administration on anti-discrimination laws; transgender equality rights; anti-discrimination and religious diversity; and the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Anti-Discrimination Study Group was formed in 2012 and it brings together a global network of academics, legal practitioners, and rights activists with an interest in law and equality
Legal Cases that Changed Ireland - Book Launch
Recent Developments in Tort Litigation 2017 - Saturday, 17 July 2017
2017 has already yielded a rich harvest of judgments from the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court. The Supreme Court, as recently as June, handed down an important decision on the duty of care and negligent misstatement. The Court of Appeal has addressed the RRR in assessing damages awards. Significant judgments on occupiers’ liability, defamation and PIAB have also been delivered. The issue of employers’ liability for bullying in the context of disciplinary proceedings has been addressed by the Supreme Court.
The Law School of Trinity College Dublin is organising a conference to consider all the recent developments on Saturday 15th July, from 9:30 to 1 pm. The conference will be chaired by the Hon. Mr. Justice Liam McKechnie of the Supreme Court. The team of speakers have particular expertise in their chosen areas.
The Law School of Trinity College Dublin is organising a conference to consider all the recent developments on Saturday 15th July, from 9:30 to 1 pm. The conference will be chaired by the Hon. Mr. Justice Liam McKechnie of the Supreme Court. The team of speakers have particular expertise in their chosen areas.
TCD Students visit Googles Dublin Office
ICON-S British and Irish Chapter Inaugural Conference – September 2017
Men in Lycra - Wicklow 200 Fundraising event
On June 11, Prof John Gilmer (School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science), Prof Gerard McHugh (Trinity Business School) and Prof Neville Cox (School of Law and Dean of Graduate Studies) will cycle the Wicklow 200 event (torture on wheels). They are doing this on a sponsored basis in order to raise funds for a PhD student in financial need. If you would like to sponsor them please visit their fundraising site here.
Ireland and the Apple Decision
McCann FitzGerald Essay Prize Winners
The McCann FitzGerald Company Law Essay prize 2017 was awarded this month to Hazel Bergin (Senior Sophister) with second prize to Tobias Gumpp (Visiting on Erasmus). In the picture with Hazel and Tobias at the Award Ceremony in McCann FitzGerald Dublin Office are Judith Lawless and Claire Lenny, partners in McCann FitzGerald and Professor Blanaid Clarke, McCann FitzGerald Chair in Corporate Law in Trinity College Dublin.
The Frances E. Moran Lecture will be delivered by Paul Gallagher, SC, former Attorney General of Ireland
To attend please see https://francesemoranlecture.eventbrite.ie or email lawevent@tcd.ie
Dr Niamh Connolly is a lecturer at University College London, where she moved from Trinity College Dublin in 2016. Her principal research and teaching interest is in unjust enrichment law. She is interested in how Irish private law compares to that of England and Wales, and in differences in legal culture that affect the substantive law in these jurisdictions. Her paper will seek to interpret the sparse Irish case law on unjust enrichment in light of this wider question about the specificity of Irish law. In particular, Niamh will ask whether Irish legal culture is less formalist than that of England and Wales, and if so, how that affects Irish restitution law. Niamh hopes that the seminar will provide an opportunity to hear the views of other Irish jurists as to the possible distinctiveness of Irish judicial approaches in private law.
The Editorial Board of the Trinity College Law Review launched Volume XX on Wednesday, 15 March 2017 at 6 – 7 pm
Paid traineeships at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO)
In October 2016 the School of Law at Trinity College Dublin became a strategic partner of the ‘Pan-European Seal’ Professional Traineeship Program after having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The Pan-European Seal offers 100 traineeship posts every year, administered by both Offices (number of posts offered by each Office will be determined annually). This scheme gives young university graduates a unique first-hand experience of the European Union in general and the Office in particular. It is also an opportunity to put into practice the knowledge acquired during their studies, in particular in their specific areas of competence. In addition, it helps them understand the objectives and procedures relating to the European Union trade mark and Community design system, as well as to IP infringement and enforcement matters.
Kader Asmal Fellowship 2017/2018
Applications for the 2017/18 Kader Asmal Fellowship for the LL.M (International and Comparative Law) degree are now being accepted by Canon Collins Trust, who administer the application process on behalf of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC).
Funded PhD and MLitt scholarships available at the School of Law
The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, invites applications for three prestigious European Research Council-funded scholarships for PhD and MLitt training opportunities. These scholarships will be of interest to graduates of law or the social sciences.
Key Recent Developments in Tort Litigation
The courts have handed down a huge number of highly important decisions, on such matters as the duty of care of public authorities, the use of certificates by architects and engineers in construction projects, the calculation of damages in wrongful death claims, professional negligence claims against lawyers and doctors, the role of juries in defamation proceedings and the obligations of employers at common law and under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
The Value of Establishing Medical-Legal Partnerships to Serve Vulnerable Populations
Guest Speakers: Prof Jonel Newman and Melissa Swain of the University of Miami, School of Law. Medical and legal service providers working together have had demonstrable success in reducing health inequities and preventable illnesses in children and other vulnerable populations, including immigrants and refugees, and persons from impoverished and isolated communities. In the United States, 292 health provider agencies, 152 civil legal aid agencies, 51 law school clinics and 71 pro bono provider agencies have established Medical-Legal Partnerships to address legal needs that adversely affect health. Recently, Canada and Australia have adopted this multidisciplinary model to address the legal needs of children and families living in poverty.