Press Archive for
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Paper on challenges of ECHR delivered to UCC conference
Issued 3 July 2007
FLAC Senior Solicitor Michael Farrell delivered a paper on the 'The challenge of the ECHR' at the second annual conference of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights … -
Law is for everyone: FLAC launches legal information leaflets
Issued 27 March 2007
FLAC has produced a range of information leaflets on various areas of law. The leaflets cover the basic information in each area, explaining how the law works and providing a … -
Remembering Dave Ellis
Issued 1 March 2007
Dave Ellis, founder member and driving force behind Community Legal Resource (CLR) and formerly Community Law Officer with Coolock Community Law Centre (now Northside CLC) … -
Campaign to restore universal Child Benefit launched on International Children's Day
Issued 21 November 2006
FLAC, along with its partner organisations, is seeking the reinstatement of Child Benefit as a universal payment. Its removal in May 2004 has left many families in vulnerable … -
Innovations in Public Interest Law and Litigation from India
Issued 6 September 2006
Visit of Indian human rights lawyer and activist Thanks to the good offices of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway and Dr Joshua Castellino in particular, FLAC … -
New Regulations for Civil Legal Aid - Means Test Changed
Issued 1 September 2006
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) the independent non-governmental organisation which campaigns for access to justice has today "broadly welcomed" the change in …
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Civil legal aid system inadequate, affirms FLAC report
Issued 1 January 2006
FLAC's most recent report on civil legal aid details gaps in the current system and shows how even those on extremely low incomes are being excluded from legal aid. The …