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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.

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.

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 Constitutional Governance and Social Change Group are delighted to host a lecture by Dr. Andrea Pin on Wednesday, 4 April, 2018 at 4:30 pm in the Law School Research Seminar Room, Mezzanine area, 3rd Floor, 7-9 South Leinster Street.

The Private Law Research Group presents “A Liberal Theory of Property” by Prof Hanoch Dagan  

Guest Lecture by Professor Jane C. Ginsburg organised by the Technologies, Law, and Society (TLS) Research Group at the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin.

Wednesday, 13 December 2017 at 5 pm

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.

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.  

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.

The Constitutional Governance and Social Change Research Group, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin and the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Politics and Law, Trinity College Dublin are pleased to present a Colloquium on EU Citizenship and Federalism on 6 October, 2017 at 1:30 – 4:30 pm at Trinity College Dublin.

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. 

"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.