Advanced Advocacy

Pictured at the Junior Advanced Advocacy Course, which took place on April 13 and 14 in the Four Courts, are members of the Advanced Advocacy Committee of The Bar of Ireland, together with members of faculty, participants and first-year volunteers. Future courses will include two expert witness courses – with engineers on June 6 and with doctors on November 17 – and a Senior Advanced Advocacy Course on September 28 and 29. Feedback from these courses overwhelmingly supports the Committee’s view that such programmes consistently encourage everyone involved to reflect on and perfect their core skill of advocacy.

To learn more, contact Lindsay Bond, Education & Training Coordinator, at cpd@lawlibrary.ie.

Legal insights and updates at the Oireachtas

The Bar of Ireland was delighted to partner with the Houses of the Oireachtas Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers (OPLA) on April 19, sharing legal insights and updates with TDs, Senators and political staff on common constituent and parliamentary issues. Presentations from members of The Bar of Ireland and the OPLA covered areas such as: n planning law; n data protection; n employment law; n online harassment; n the Succession Act; n assisted decision-making; and, n parliamentary ethics and conventions.

The engagement served as an opportunity to signpost matters of practical implementation and law reform that impact on constituents.

The OPLA is the in-house legal team of the Houses of the Oireachtas, providing parliamentary legal advice to members, private members’ bill legal advice, and drafting services. Their expertise includes the conduct of litigation, as well as providing advice on a wide number of areas of law.