Conference: Recent developments in Irish Defamation Law
Next week, the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin, will host a conference on
Recent Developments in Irish Defamation Law – Including the Defamation Act, 2009
It will be on from 9:30am to 1:15pm on Saturday, 28 November 2009, in the Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin.
As regular readers of this blog will know, Irish Defamation law has undergone a number of radical changes in the last twelve months including, most notably, the changes which are to be wrought by the newly enacted Defamation Act, 2009 (pdf). These changes will significantly influence the way in which defamation cases are to be managed and may, potentially, represent a shift in the traditional balance between plaintiffs and defendants in defamation cases. The conference will consider the nature of such changes. Here’s the provisional programme:
09:00 Registration
09:30 Paul O’Higgins, SC The Defamation Act from the Plaintiff’s Perspective
09:55 Eoin McCullough, SC The Defamation Act from the Defendant’s
Perspective
10:20 Paula Mullooly The Defamation Act from the Solicitor’s Perspective
10:45 Questions and Discussion
11:00 Tea/Coffee Break
11:15 Brendan Kirwan BL Injunctive Relief and Remedies
11:40 Ray Ryan BL Key Points of Practice and Procedure in Defamation
12:05 Dr Eoin Carolan BL Alternative Causes of Action
12:30 Dr Eoin O’Dell The Defamation Act: The Constitutional Dimension
12:55 Questions and Discussion
13:15 Conference Ends
14:30 Ireland v South Africa (Croke Park)
For more information or to make a reservation, please phone ((01) 896 2367), fax ((01) 677 0449), email, or visit the website.…
