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FLAC@50 Access to Justice Conference In Association with the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin Friday 17th May 2019 Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. 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 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 an NGO in bringing reform Andrea Coomber, Director JUSTICE 10.45 Tea/Coffee Break 11.00 Current Challenges - Chaired by 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 specific 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 Building a pro bono culture Chaired by PILA, Public Interest Law Alliance 12.45 Lunch: The Dining Hall, Trinity College 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 Áine Ryall, Centre for Law & the Environment, UCC and Vice-Chair Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee 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 16.00 Closing Comments – Eilis Barry, FLAC Chief Executive .

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