Conferences and Seminars

 

FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres Ltd)

Moving out of Personal Debt: How to use the new legal infrastructure on personal debt and insolvency
FLAC will host an information session on how to use the new legal infrastructure around personal debt and insolvency. The event will aim to provide an overview of the process of dealing with personal over-indebtedness in a structured way, based on the legal and administrative instruments available, from mortgage arrears to full bankruptcy. It will also analyse the current structures from a consumer perspective.
Date:  16 May 2013 - 3pm to 7pm (with registration from 2.30pm)
Venue: Chartered Accountants House, 47 – 49 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.
Pre-registration is essential and must be done using our online registration form.
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29th Hugh M Fitzpatrick Lecture in Legal Bibliography

Was Michael Collins a Terrorist - or a Human Rights Worker? Reflections on Law and Revolution in Ireland, 1916-22
To be delivered by Conor Gearty, Professor of Human Rights Law, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and grandnephew of Kitty Kiernan, who was engaged to Michael Collins.
This is a ticket only event (no charge). There are a limited number of seats available. Tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, Those interested in attending should apply to Hugh M. Fitzpatrick at hmfitzpa@tcd.ie
Date:  Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 6.00pm.
Venue: Seminar Room, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
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Irish Society of Comparative Law

5th Annual Conference
The theme for the Irish Society of Comparative Law’s Annual Conference 2013 is ‘Comparative Public Law’. Papers placing Irish public law in comparative perspective are especially encouraged, but any topic in comparative or legal systems may be proposed including private law topics. Proposals for thematic panels of papers are also welcomed.
Date:  Friday 24TH & Saturday 25TH May 2013
Venue: School of Law, NUI Galway
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The Irish Women Lawyers Association

Stress Recognition and Management
Our speaker on the night will be Mary Jackson, who is the LawCare Co-ordinator for Ireland. Mary has worked with LawCare for 4˝ years, and regularly visits Ireland. She has been a teacher, solicitor and Manager of the South West Regional Office of the Law Society of England & Wales.
Date:  Monday, 27th May 2013 at 6pm - 8pm.
Venue: The Green Room, The Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7.
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