Events
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Landmark cases in divergence: Ireland as a new common law jurisdiction since 1922 |
24 April 2024 | UCD Sutherland School of Law |
| Workshop: Digital Markets Act and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill |
16 April 2024 | UCD Sutherland School of Law |
| “EU nationals’ vulnerability in the context of Brexit: the case of Polish nationals” with Assistant Professor, Sara Benedi Laheurta. | 9 Dec | Zoom Webinar |
| Consentification and Treaties: When are Constitutions Not Enough? |
2 Nov | Zoom Webinar |
| "Fireside Chats" - Showcasing BREXIT related research conducted by UCD SSoL Colleagues | 2021 | |
| Gender Paygap Workshop with Assistant Professor, Sara Benedi Laheurta. | Sept 2021 | TBC |
UCD CCLE Distinguished Speaker Series
Ronan P. Harty, Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (New York)
November 14th 2024. Our alumnus Ronan Harty of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (New York) delivered a stimulating talk entitled “Navigating the Multi-jurisdictional Investigative process”.
Recognised as a leading antitrust lawyer, Ronan shared his expertise with a large audience who enthusiastically grasped the rare opportunity to ask questions of a lawyer of such standing. Ronan has been a generous supporter of the UCD Sutherland School of Law for many years: as a donor and, more recently, as sponsor of The Ronan Harty Newman Fellowship in New Frontiers of Competition Law.
Ronan Harty and Mary Catherine Lucey
Reimagining Law Schools: Challenges and Opportunities
A Workshop Hosted by the School of Law, University of Reading and the Centre for the Common Law in Europe, Sutherland Law School, University of College Dublin
Against shifting political sands, the Higher Education environment has been evolving dramatically in recent years with, for example, changes to fees regimes, increased competition in the higher education sector, increased pressure on resources and pensions, the changing expectations of students, TEF and the much sharper focus on employability. At the same time, the higher education sector has had to navigate, for example, the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, the immediate (and longer term) impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the role of AI. Moreover, there has been increased debate about the future shape of legal education with, first, the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR) and then the emergence of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), as well as the changing landscape of the provision of legal services and the increasing globalisation of law. This dynamic, and to some extent volatile, context undoubtedly creates challenges and risks. Yet, more importantly, this changing context disrupts the established order and creates opportunities to develop models of legal education fit for the 21st century. This conference explores some of the challenges and opportunities for Law School, so that together we may reimagine legal education.
| Time |
Programme |
| 9th September 2024 |
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| 6pm-6:30pm 6:30pm-9pm |
Drinks (Blandfords Restaurant, Park House, University of Reading) Dinner (Blandfords Restaurant, Park House, University of Reading) [Park House is No.8 on this map: (opens in a new window)Campuses Map & Key (reading.ac.uk) (opens in a new window)https://static.reading.ac.uk/content/PDFs/files/Maps/Whiteknights_campus_map.pdf] |
| 10th September 2024 |
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| 9:30am-10am |
Arrival and Refreshments (Foxhill House, Room G03) |
| 10am-10:10am |
Welcome (Foxhill House, Room G02): Sharon Sinclair-Graham (University of Reading) and Dr. Mary Catherine Lucey (UCD) |
| 10:10am-11:15am |
Plenary Session One: A Wider Lens… Chair: Sharon Sinclair-Graham (University of Reading) Professor Odette Hutchinson (PVC, Ulster University), Challenges and Opportunities for Universities [joining online] Dr. Jess Guth (Leeds Trinity), What if Law Schools Were Actually About (Social) Justice? [joining online] Dr. Sarah Hamill (Trinity College Dublin), Free Expression and Universities. |
| 11:15am-11:30am |
Coffee (Foxhill House, Room G03) |
| 11:30am-1pm |
Plenary Session Two: Reflecting on Practice… Chair: Professor James Devenney (University of Reading)
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| 1pm-1:30pm |
Lunch (Foxhill House, Room G03) |
| 1:30pm-2:45pm |
Plenary Session Three: Reflecting on Challenges (Part One)… Chair: Dr. Mary Catherine Lucey (UCD)
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| 2:45pm-3:00pm |
Cream Tea (Foxhill House, Room G03) |
| 3:00pm-3:50pm |
Plenary Session Four: Reflecting on Challenges (Part Two)… Chair: Dr. Andrea Miglionico (University of Reading)
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| 3:50pm-4pm |
Final Thoughts and Next Steps: Sharon Sinclair-Graham (University of Reading) and Dr. Mary Catherine Lucey (UCD) |
9 Dec, Seminar: “EU nationals’ vulnerability in the context of Brexit: the case of Polish nationals” with Assistant Professor, Sara Benedi Laheurta.
Dr. Sara Benedi Laheurta
Wednesday December 9 - 13:00
“EU nationals’ vulnerability in the context of Brexit: the case of Polish nationals”
Sara joined University College Dublin (UCD), Sutherland School of Law, as an Assistant Professor in December 2019. Previously, she was a Lecturer in Employment Law at the University of Southampton Law School, UK and the founding Director of the Stefan Cross Research Centre for Women, Equality and Law (2018-19).
Her research focuses on discrimination and employment law (at EU and comparative levels). She is particularly interested in avenues to improve the effectiveness of equality law through a range of regulatory tools like equality bodies, positive duties, ADR, and collective remedies. Her current research projects concern the analysis of pay transparency regulations to address the gender pay gap and EU policies to address hate speech.
Gender Pay Gap Workshop with Dr. Sara Benedi Lahuerta
In September 2021, Dr Sara Benedi-Lahuerta will host a virtual workshop on transparency initiatives which aim to tackle the gender paygap.
Spotlight On: BREXIT
In January 2021, the UCD Centre for Common Law in Europe will showcase BREXIT related research conducted by UCD SSoL colleagues including Dean Professor Imelda Maher, Professor Joe Mc Mahon, Professor Gavin Barrett, Mr John O’Dowd, Dr Cliona Kelly and Dr Sara Benedi- Lahuerta. The website presentations will take the form of some ‘fireside chats’, video clips and deep links to recent publications on Brexit.
Please keep an eye on our events section for updates reguarding this and all future events.
2022 Centenary Project
The UCD Center for the Common Law in Europe is planning a major project to mark the centenary of the founding of the State. We envisage holding workshops and a conference which lead to an edited collection of essays on the development of the common law in this jurisdiction in the last 100 years. This project offers scope for contributions from across UCD as well as for international co- authorship as the evolution of post-colonial common law attracts attention in other jurisdictions