Continued Professional Development Programmes

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...

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 Philosophy in UCD. Attendance is free but pre-booking is required. Read more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Details are available from the conference website.

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. The Law School of Trinity College Dublin is holding a conference on Tort Litigation: All the Recent Developments, on the morning of Saturday, 23 June from 9.30 am to 1 pm. The Honorable Mr. Justice Anthony Barr will be Chair. There is a strong team of speakers and there will be opportunity for questions and discussion.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.