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Deaf jurors plan welcomed by legal rights body
Issued 31 March 2010 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Legal rights group FLAC has welcomed a proposal to allow deaf and blind persons to serve on juries. FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has taken a High Court case challenging … -
Provision for asylum seekers fails to measure up under human rights law, 10 years on
Issued 18 February 2010 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
At a joint media event today in Dublin's Buswells Hotel to mark United Nations Social Justice Day, legal rights group FLAC called for full-scale reform of the system that … -
Asylum-seeker exclusion is mean-minded
Issued 10 December 2009 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
The Government's proposal to amend the Social Welfare Act to exclude all asylum-seekers from qualifying for social welfare benefits is mean-minded, petty and divisive, said …
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Pro Bono Week 2024
Issued 6 June 2024 |public-interest-law|
🌟 Registration is open for the Pro Bono Week 2024 event series, June 10-14 🌟 Together we're hosting a series of impactful events to highlight the vital role of pro bono … -
FLAC highlights concerns with the proposed ‘Care’ referendum wording and the need for information on the practical effects of the proposed ‘Family’ amendment
Issued 12 December 2023 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
FLAC has today written to the Taoiseach, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and relevant Oireachtas Committees outlining a number of concerns …
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Irish legal profession to celebrate third Pro Bono Week, calling for increased participation in pro bono.
Issued 18 November 2021 |public-interest-law|
On Monday, 22 November 2021, lawyers from A&L Goodbody, Arthur Cox, Holohan Solicitors, KOD Lyons, Leman's, Mason, Hayes & Curran, Matheson, McCann FitzGerald LLP, … -
ProBono Pledge Ireland: NGO Pitch Event
Issued 30 September 2021 |public-interest-law|
First joint legal and civil society event of its kind PILA, FLAC’s public interest law project, will hold their first ProBono Pledge Ireland: NGO Pitch Event on … -
FLAC project launches impact report on ten years of promoting public interest law
Issued 13 October 2020 |public-interest-law|
FLAC project, PILA (Public Interest Law Alliance) is today launching an impact report highlighting some of the positive change achieved through the project over a decade and … -
Irish legal profession celebrates inaugural Pro Bono Week and calls for increased participation in pro bono
Issued 4 November 2019 |public-interest-law|
Today sees the launch of the first Pro Bono Week in Ireland, a collaboration between leading law firms A&L Goodbody and Arthur Cox and pro bono organisations PILA (Public …
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US privacy group informs CJEU on adequacy of US law in protecting EU citizens’ data
Issued 9 July 2019 |public-interest-law|
FLAC Press notice The Court of Justice of the European Union will … -
UPDATE: Robbie Sinnott case on voting for visually impaired people
Issued 2 May 2017 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
The State was ordered by the High Court on Friday 28 April to pay the legal costs of Robbie Sinnott, a visually impaired man seeking to vindicate his right to vote privately … -
US privacy group informs High Court on adequacy of US law in protecting EU citizens’ data
Issued 1 March 2017 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
The High Court heard today from US non-governmental organisation EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) in the case of Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook & … -
Overview: Data Protection Commissioner vs Facebook Ireland Ltd & Anor
Issued 7 February 2017 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
Overview of case involving several amici curiae/friends of the court, including the US government and EPIC, a US privacy NGO (represented by FLAC) Since 7 February 2017, the … -
Introduction to 10th Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture
Issued 8 December 2016 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
DAVE ELLIS MEMORIAL LECTURE 2016 INTRODUCTION TO THE LECTURE BY JUSTICE EDWIN CAMERON, JUSTICE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL Court OF SOUTH AFRICA PETER WARD SC, CHAIRPERSON FLAC … -
Fellowship 2017 now open!
Issued 30 November 2016 |public-interest-law|
Attention law students – FLAC is now accepting applications for the 2017 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship – a unique opportunity awarded each summer to an Irish law …