FLAC in association with the School of Law, presents
FLAC@50: Access to Justice Conference
- Date of event
- Friday, 17 May 2019
- Time
- 9 - 4:30 pm
- Venue
- The Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2
- Reservations
Programme
| 9.00 | Registration |
| 9.30 | Welcome: Eilis Barry, FLAC & Prof Mark Bell, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin Opening address by the Mr Justice Frank Clarke, Chief Justice of Ireland |
| 10.00 | Perspectives from the UK - Chaired by the Attorney General Seamus Woulfe SC The reform of the Courts - Lord Briggs of Westbourne, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom The role of the NGO in bringing reform - Andrea Coomber, Director JUSTICE |
| 10.45 | Tea/Coffee |
| 11.00 | Current Challenges - Chaired by the Attorney General Seamus Woulfe SC Pro bono work as an inherent professional responsibility of a lawyer - David Hillard, Pro Bono Partner, Clayton Utz Providing for the Litigant in person - Les Allamby, Chief Commissioner, NIHRC |
| 12.00 | Irish Perspective in Detail - Breakout Sessions Legal services for specfic disadvantaged groups and individuals - Chaired by Sinead Lucey, Managing Solicitor, FLAC Legal services for people in mortgage arrears facing repossession - Chaired by Paul Joyce, Senior Policy Analyst, FLAC The legal needs of people experiencing domestic violence - Chaired by Stephanie Lord, Legal and Policy Officer, FLAC |
| 12.45 | Lunch - The Dining Hall, Trinity College Dublin |
| 13.45 | Feedback from Breakout Sessions |
| Access to Justice: Future Perspectives - Chaired by Ms Justice Mary Laffoy Access to Justice: the European Dimension - David Fennelly BL, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin Access to Justice in Environmental Matters: Puzzle with a Piece Missing - Dr. Aine Ryall, Centre for Law and the Environment, UCC and Vice-Chair Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee |
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| 14.45 | Plenary Panel - Looking to the Future - Chaired by Ms Justice Mary Laffoy
Philip O’Leary, Chair of the Legal Aid Board Patrick Dorgan, President of the Law Society of Ireland Mícheál P O Higgins SC, Chair, Council of the Bar of Ireland Professor Gerard Whyte, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin Ms. Justice Rosemary Horgan (TBC) | 16.00 | Closing Comments - Ellis Barry, FLAC Chief Executive |