The Irish Supreme Court Review (ISCR), hosted by the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, is a forum for in-depth analysis of the functions and jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Ireland.

Date of Event: Saturday, 14 October 2023
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
CPD Hours/Points: 5.5 points
Venue: Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin

Programme of Events

9:00 Registration
   
9.30 Opening Remarks - Prof Liz Heffernan (TCD)
   
9:30 - 10:45 Session 1 - Criminal Law and Evidence
   
Chair: Dr. Norah Burns (Queens University Belfast)  
Prof. Yvonne Daly (DCU) Director of Public Prosecutions v JD [2022] IESC 39 (24 October 2022)
Dr TJ McIntyre (UCD) People (DPP) v Quirke [2023] IESC 5 (20 March 2023)
Dr Susan Leahy (UL) & Dr Margaret Fitzgerald - O'Reilly (UL) CW v Minister for Justice [2023] IESC 22 (28 August 2023)
   
10:45 - 11:15 Tea / Coffee
   
11:15 - 13:00 Session 2 - Constitutional Law
   
Chair: Mr. Finn Keyes (Law Library)  
Dr Patricia Brazil (TCD) Child and Family Agency v Adoption Authority of Ireland [2023] IESC 12 (24 May 2023)
Dr Seán Ó Conaill (UCC) Glann Mór Céibh Teoranta v An t-Aire Tithíochta, Pleanáil & Rialtas Áitiúil [2022] IESC 40 (1ú Samhain 2022)
Prof Tom Hickey (DCU) & Prof Aileen Kavanagh (TCD) Heneghan v Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government [2023] IESC 7 (31 March 2023)
Prof Oran Doyle (TCD) Costello v Government of Ireland [2022] IESC 44 (11 November 2022)
   
13:00 - 13:45 Lunch
   
13:45 - 15:15 Session 3 - Public Law
   
Chair: Prof. Paul Daly (University of Ottawa)  
Ms Alison Hough (TUS) Heather Hill Management Company CLG v An Bord Pleanála [2022] IESC 43 (10 November 2022)
Dr Alan Brady (TCD) Middlekamp v Minster for Justice & Equality and IHREC [2023] IESC 2 (1 February 2023)
Ms April Duff (Law Library) Odum v Minister for Justice & Equality[2023] IESC 3 (2 February 2023)
Dr Conor Casey (University of Surrey) A, B and C v Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade [2023] IESC 31 (9 May 2023)
   
15:15 - 15:45 Tea / Coffee
   
15:45 - 16:30 Session 4 - Private Law
   
Chair: Prof. Mark Coen (UCD)  
Daniel Gilligan (TCD) McGee v Governor of Portlaoise Prison [2023] IESC 14 (25 May 2023)
Prof William Binchy (TCD) In re A (a minor) and B (a minor): Adoption Authority of Ireland v C and D and the Attorney General [2023] IESC 6 (30 March 2023)
   

The right to substitute lecturers / lectures is reserved.

Reservation / Fees

Reservations: Please complete the Conference Booking Form and return to lawevent@tcd.ie

Fees: Fees are inclusive of tea/coffee/lunch breaks.

Irish Supreme Court Review

  • €180 per person.
  • €120 per person for trainee solicitors, or barristers called to the Bar within the past 5 years.