Annual Brian Walsh Lecture

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The ISEL is delighted to welcome a very distinguished speaker to deliver the annual Brian Walsh memorial lecture.

Law in an Era of Revolution: Reflections on the Implications of AI

Speaker: Rachel Hussey, Pro-Chancellor of Trinity College Dublin, Partner, Arthur Cox.

Venue: Benchers’ Room, King’s Inns, Dublin 7, Ireland.

Registration is required for this in-person event. Places are limited. Please register below.

This lecture will commence after the ISEL’s 2024 AGM, which is also taking place in the King’s Inns at 5.30pm.

CPD points are available for this event.

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A reflection on the Digital Services Act

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Registration for this event is now closed due to demand.

A reflection on the Digital Services Act

Panel: Martin Husovec (Associate Professor of Law, LSE Law School) and Deirdre Kilroy (Partner, Bird & Bird)

Chair: Jeremy Godfrey (Coimisíun na Meán)

Hosted by Coimisiún na Meán, 1 Shelbourne Buildings, Shelbourne Road

Date : Thursday 12 September 2024

Registration from 6:15 pm session will start 6:30pm.

 

The ISEL is delighted to announce this event on the topic of the Digital Services Act. We are honoured to have such a highly regarded panel for this event who will highlight some of the key areas of interest in this developing area.

Places are limited and advance registration is required for what promises to be a popular event. This event is planned as an in-person event and we really look forward to seeing you there.

The event is open to all and is free of charge to ISEL members.  There is a €30 charge for non-members, payable on arrival or on registration via our website.

To register, please complete the registration form.  Members should tick “pay at door” option and their membership will be verified at the door to allow free admission.

You can find details of forthcoming ISEL events and membership at www.isel.ie.

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ISEL Webinar: Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Webinar

Tuesday, 9 July, 10:30 (Dublin time) / 11:30 CET

Speaker:

  • Joao Azevedo, DG Comp 

Chair:

  • Alan McCarthy, A&L Goodbody

Please register in advance for this free webinar here (copy & paste into web browser):

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E4SofAFfQyKSdzlmxWKPwA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar nearer to the time.

Annual Professor Whish Lecture – 29th May

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Annual Update on EU and Irish Competition Law

Professor Richard Whish

6.30 pm, 29 May 2024, National Gallery of Ireland (in person event)

The Irish Society of European Law is thrilled to announce that the annual Prof. Richard Whish Lecture will take place on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. This always-popular event will provide an opportunity to get up to speed with competition law developments.  It is suitable for those with and without specialist competition law knowledge. Professor Whish will identify and guide us through the most important cases in the past year.  The Irish law update will be given by Darach Connolly.

Speakers:

  • Professor Richard Whish
  • Darach Connolly, Partner, DLA Piper
  • Chair: Sara-Jane O’Brien BL, Bar of Ireland

This will be an in-person event, and will take place in the the Lavery Room, National Gallery of Ireland, 5 South Leinster Street (next to Millennium Wing entrance). We really look forward to seeing you there.

The event is open to all and is free of charge to ISEL members.  There is a €30 charge for non-members, payable on arrival or on registration via our website.  To register, please complete the registration form below.

Please note that any personal data submitted will be processed in accordance with ISEL’s Privacy Notice available here. ISEL may also share your personal data with third parties for the purpose of hosting / facilitating.

CPD points are available for this event.

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AI Regulation and Governance

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Panel: Emma Redmond (OpenAI) and Brian McElligott (Mason Hayes & Curran)

Chair: Niamh Bushnell (SoapBox Labs)

Hosted by Mason Hayes & Curran, South Bank House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, D04 TR29

Date : Tuesday 30 April 2024

Registration from 6:15pm, session will start 6:30pm. Refreshments afterwards.

 

The ISEL is delighted to announce this event on the AI Regulation and Governance. We are honoured to have such a highly regarded panel for this event who will highlight some of the key areas of interest in this developing area.

Places are limited and advance registration is required for what promises to be a popular event. This event is planned as an in-person event and we really look forward to seeing you there.

The event is open to all and is free of charge to ISEL members.  There is a €30 charge for non-members, payable on arrival or on registration via our website.

You can find details of forthcoming ISEL events and membership at www.isel.ie.

Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter!

 

Register here:

Call for papers – Irish Journal for European Law Volume 26

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Irish Journal of European Law – Call for papers for 2024 volume

 

The Irish Journal of European Law has been published since 1992 and is a leading international journal on European law, edited by scholars and practitioners.

Previous volumes are hosted on Westlaw, HeinOnline and on the Irish Society for European Law’s website. The journal – whose articles are blind peer reviewed – is now issuing a call for original papers for its 2024 volume. Papers are welcomed in the following categories:

  • Long articles (indicative length 8,000 – 12,000 words)[1]
  • Shorter articles and analysis (indicative length up to 6,000 words)[2]
  • Professional practice pieces, addressing areas of European law and/or practice that would be of particular interest to practitioners (indicative length up to 6,000 words)
  • Notes on case law (indicative length 2,000-3,000 words)[3]
  • Notes on legislation (indicative length up to 6,000 words)
  • Book reviews (indicative length 1,000-2,000 words)

The journal welcomes submissions on all areas of European law, including EU law and European law in the wider sense.

The journal has an international reputation and attracts contributions from scholars, practitioners, judges and public servants (writing in a personal capacity) from across Europe and beyond. Submissions are welcomed from established scholars, early career researchers, students, and practitioners.

Please send submissions for consideration by the editorial board to ijel.submissions@gmail.com by Friday 15th March 2024 in Word format, size 12 font, single-spaced. References should be in OSCOLA Ireland format and please use footnotes rather than endnotes. More generally, please prepare submissions in accordance with the journal’s Editorial Guidelines. Please attach two separate files: the first comprising a cover page with your name, affiliation, contact details, five or so keywords, and the title and abstract for your article, and the second comprising your full article with no personal identifiers (for blind peer review purposes). Please direct any queries to the same email address.

 

[1] Inclusive of footnotes.

[2] As above.

[3] Longer pieces will be considered in appropriate cases.

An EU Law Perspective on Tax Litigation

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Members can access the slides from the presentation here:

Catherine Donnelly’s slides: CD slides

This joint event with the Irish Society of European Law and the Tax Bar Association will consider tax litigation from an EU perspective; including key and recent EU Case Law, and their application in CJEU and national court fora. It will also feature an open floor for practitioners to examine key topics raised, followed by refreshments and networking in The Sheds.

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Speaker: Catherine Donnelly SC | Catherine was called to the Bar of Ireland in 2007 and was called to the Inner Bar in 2020. She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2003 (Gray’s Inn). Her practice ranges from EU Law, Constitutional, Commercial and Public Law.

Chair: Grainne Duggan BL, Tax Bar Association

Register here: https://ti.to/BarofIreland/tba24jan2024

The Building Blocks of a Career in EU Law: Different Perspectives

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Junior Practitioners’ Event – The Building Blocks of a Career in EU Law: Different Perspectives

Jointly hosted by the Irish Society for European Law and the EU Bar Association

Tuesday 28 November 2023, 5.30pm to 6.45pm

Speakers

  • Dr Róisín A Costello BL, Trinity College Dublin
  • Jessica Egan, Deputy Director of Legal Services, Competition & Consumer Protection Commission
  • Benoit Keane, solicitor and avocat, Keane Legal Brussels.
  • Chair: The Hon Mr Justice Brian Murray, Supreme Court

 

Venue: Distillery Building (in person) and online

https://ti.to/BarofIreland/euba-isel28nov

This event is open to all and you can register at the link above.

 

Annual Brian Walsh Lecture, Thursday 23 November

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The ISEL is delighted to welcome a very distinguished speaker to deliver the annual Brian Walsh memorial lecture.

  • Speaker: Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC
  • Chair: Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell, Chief Justice

Thursday 23 November at 6pm

Venue: Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre, Distillery Building, 145-151 Church Street, Dublin 7

Registration is required for this in-person event. Places are limited. Please register below.

This lecture will commence after the ISEL’s 2023 AGM, which is also taking place in the Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre, Distillery Building, 145-151 Church Street, Dublin 7 at 5.30pm.

CPD points are available for this event.

Register here:

 

 

Annual Professor Whish Lecture – 17 May

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Annual Update on EU and Irish Competition Law

Professor Richard Whish

6.15 pm, 17 May 2023, offices of DLA Piper (in person event)

The Irish Society of European Law is thrilled to announce that the annual Prof. Richard Whish Lecture will take place on Wednesday, 17 May 2023. This always-popular event will provide an opportunity to get up to speed with competition law developments.  It is suitable for those with and without specialist competition law knowledge. Professor Whish will identify and guide us through the most important cases in the past year.  The Irish law update will be given by Sean O’Dea.

Speakers:

  • Professor Richard Whish
  • Sean O’Dea, Corporate Counsel – Competition/Antitrust, ServiceNow
  • Chair: Claire Waterson, William Fry LLP

This will be an in-person event, and will take place in the offices of DLA Piper, 40 Molesworth Pl, Dublin 2, D02 YV57, Ireland. We really look forward to seeing you there.

The event is open to all and is free of charge to ISEL members.  There is a €30 charge for non-members, payable on arrival or on registration via our website.  To register, please complete the registration form below.

Please note that any personal data submitted will be processed in accordance with ISEL’s Privacy Notice available here. ISEL may also share your personal data with third parties for the purpose of hosting / facilitating.

 

CPD points are available for this event.

Links to the materials are accessible to ISEL members at the following links:

Prof Whish Paper – ISEL – May 2023

Sean O’Dea slides – Annual Professor Whish Lecture 2023