A roundup of other Law Matters news
Irish Traveller Movement law centre opens
A new independent law centre which opened on June 2nd last is to serve the legal needs of the Traveller community.
It is the fifth independent law centre to be set up in Ireland, the others being Northside Community Law Centre, Ballymun Community Law Centre, Flac and the Immigrant Council of Ireland.
The law centre replaces the Legal Unit, which was attached to the Irish Traveller Movement from 2003-2008.
Siobhán Cummiskey has been appointed as the solicitor for the Irish Traveller Movement Law Centre, having previously worked in general practice and with human rights NGOs in India and the UK.
The aims of the law centre are to advance the ability of members of the Travelling community to access expert legal advice and representation, to proactively advance Traveller human rights, to advance recognition of Travellers as an ethnic minority, to develop the capacity of Traveller organisations to respond to legal issues facing Travellers and to take a series of test cases to challenge laws that erode Traveller culture.
The Irish Traveller Movement Law Centre may be contacted at itmlawcentre@gmail.com
ISEL Competition Law Forum
A discussion on the Criminalisation of Cartels will take place on Tuesday, October 6th next at 6.30pm in the offices of A & L Goodbody, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1.
The forum will be chaired by High Court judge Mr Justice John Cooke and speakers will include Philip Andrews, partner, Competition Group, McCann Fitzgerald; Associate Professor Caron Beaton-Wells, University of Melbourne, and Margaret Gray, BL, Law Library of Ireland and Brick Court Chambers, London.
Pre-registration at iselcompetition@gmail.com is required, and CPD certificates are available on request.
Business philanthropy
A business philanthropy breakfast will take place in the offices of AIB, South Mall Cork on October 13th next, from 7.45 to 9am.
Topics will include new opportunities and ideas for building local philanthropy; how and why Community Foundations work with advisers and donors, and how, when and why to introduce the topic of philanthropy with clients.
John Rockett, former head of Private Banking at AIB and Eddie Murphy, tax partner, DFK Crowleys, will be among the speakers.
The event is free of charge, but those wishing to attend must register by e-mail to events@foundation.ie