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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 … -
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 … -
New legal resource for NGOs on data protection through pro bono legal initiative
Issued 25 November 2016 |public-interest-law|
Leading Irish law firm McCann FitzGerald and the Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA) today launched a handbook on data protection for NGOs and community organisations. … -
More action needed to avoid surge in homelessness among people in deep mortgage arrears
Issued 17 May 2016 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|public-interest-law|
The Oireachtas Housing and Homelessness Committee will hear today from legal rights group FLAC on how the state might avert the threat of homelessness to the 30,000 … -
Attention law students - Fellowship 2016 now open!
Issued 19 November 2015 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
FLAC is now accepting applications for the 2016 Thomas Addis Emmet Fellowship – a unique opportunity awarded each summer to an Irish law student interested in working on … -
Budget 2016: Government must remember those who are not part of recovery
Issued 13 October 2015 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC today said while there was much to welcome in Budget 2016, its focus on ‘keeping the recovery going’ should not mean it left behind those who have … -
Survey: Irish lawyers ready, willing and able to help for social good
Issued 16 March 2015 |access-to-justice|public-interest-law|
The first ever survey on pro bono legal work in Ireland reveals a strong and growing appetite among the legal professions for providing help to those who cannot afford it. …