Environmental Impact Assessment Course
The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin and Professor Yvonne Scannell are delighted to announce the second in the series of this intensive environmental law courses - Environmental Impact Assessment will take place on Thursday, 27 June 2024.
Date of Event: | Thursday, 27 June 2024 |
Time: | 9:45 am - 5:00pm |
CPD Hours/Points: | 5 points / hours |
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About
This intensive training course, the second in a series of four, is organised by the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin under the directorship of Professor Emerita Yvonne Scannell. All lecturers are experienced and distinguished in this area of law.
Programme of Events
09:00 - 09:40 | Registration |
09:45 - 10:15 | Introduction to EIA Professor Yvonne Scannell
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10:15 - 11:00 | The EIA Process in the Planning System Jeanie Kelly, Arthur Cox, Solicitors
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11:00 - 11:30 | Morning Break |
11:30 - 12:15 | The Actual EIA Assessment Professor Yvonne Scannell
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12:15 - 13:00 | EIA at the Coalface- Real Life Experiences Kevin O’Regan, Malone O’Regan Environmental
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13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch Break (not provided) |
14:30 - 14:15 | The Lessons to be learned from Recent Judicial Reviews David Browne SC
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15:15- 15:45 | Afternoon Break |
16:00 - 17:00 | Case Study
There will be a written scenario to emphasise important lessons from the Course and to encourage questions in an open discussion. It consists of various problematic situations and you will be asked for your solutions. Model answers will be supplied at the end. This can be great fun. Chatham House Rules apply.
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The right to alter/rearrange/substitute speakers in reserved. It is possible that the afternoon sessions will be reversed so that the case study is first.
Lecturers
David Browne, Senior Counsel, is a leading environmental senior counsel. He is the author of the seminal text Simons on Planning and Development Law and of the Law of Local Government. Few others have his depth of knowledge and experience in the area.
Jeanie Kelly, Solicitor is a senior associate in the Planning and Environmental Law Group in Arthur Cox where she has had extensive experience of reviewing and advising on EIARs for many major projects. She has
advised clients at all stages of major infrastructure projects including oral hearings and commercial litigation, particularly in the areas of planning and environmental judicial reviews and injunctions and climate litigation.
Kevin O’Regan is the Managing Director of Malone O’Regan Environmental . He is an expert in Environmental Engineering and is also qualified in Environmental Law. His firm has been involved in many of the largest public and private sector EIA projects in the last 10 years. He also worked in the environmental area in the US and UK.
Prof. Yvonne Scannell is a retired professor of Environmental and Planning Law but she is still active in the field. She has written seven books on Environmental law including Environmental and Land Use Law and has been widely recognised internationally as a leading European Environmental Lawyer. She is a former member of the European Council for Environmental law and of the prestigious Avocetta Group.
Reservations / Fees
Reservations:
Please complete this booking form or email name, company and contact details for the delegate (s) attending to lawevent@tcd.ie or by telephone at 01-896 2772.
Fees: Fees are inclusive of tea/coffee breaks, lunch is not provided.
- €300 per person.