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'The EU Charter and the ECHR: Practice and Potential'
Issued 24 September 2019 |human-rights-law|
Save the date: Friday 18th of October FLAC Half-day Conference on - 'The EU Charter and the ECHR: Practice and Potential' FLAC is delighted to invite you to our half day … -
Register now for FLAC Annual Lecture: The Regulation of Social Media, Privacy and Access to Justice
Issued 10 December 2018 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
The Council and Staff of FLAC cordially invite you to the Twelfth Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Mr. Marc Rotenberg, President of the Electronic … -
FLAC hosts Conference on the legal implications of the Public Sector Duty
Issued 30 October 2018 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
FLAC hosted a significant one day conference on the legal implications of the public sector duty in Dublin on Friday 19th October. It was the first conference on the legal … -
FLAC Conference on the legal implications of the Public Sector Duty in Irish law
Issued 4 October 2018 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
Friday 19th October, Morrison Hotel, Lower Ormond Quay FLAC Conference: The legal implications of the Public Sector Duty in Irish law FLAC is delighted to invite you to our … -
FLAC Conference on the legal implications of the public sector duty in Irish law
Issued 2 August 2018 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
Save the date: Friday 19th October FLAC Conference on the legal implications of the public sector duty in Irish law FLAC is delighted to invite you to our conference on the …
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Speech by Emily O'Reilly to the 11th Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture
Issued 28 November 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
ANNUAL DAVE ELLIS MEMORIAL LECTURE - ACCESS TO JUSTICE Emily O’Reilly, European Ombudsman 27 November 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests I’m both pleased and … -
Tenants Welcome European Committee of Social Rights Finding That Ireland Has Failed To Provide Adequate Housing Conditions on Local Authority Estates
Issued 23 October 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Local authority tenants have welcomed a landmark decision by the European Committee of Social Rights that has found that Ireland has failed to take sufficient and timely … -
‘Model tenants’ awarded substantial compensation for discrimination by landlord on housing assistance ground
Issued 21 August 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC today welcomed the finding of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) that three tenants had been discriminated against by their landlord when the landlord refused to … -
25,700 people received information and legal advice in 2016
Issued 31 July 2017 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|flac-information|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Top queries: family law, housing, employment law Welcome for reversal cuts to District Court private practitioner panel Call for end to legal aid fees in Domestic Violence … -
Traveller family left without access to sanitation facilities for 6 months wins equality case
Issued 25 April 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has found that a Traveller family was discriminated against by Dublin City Council in accessing maintenance services. Sallyann …
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High Court vindicates right to a secret ballot in elections for people with visual impairment
Issued 30 March 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
In an important victory for people with disabilities, the High Court has today found in favour of a man with a visual impairment seeking to vindicate his right to a secret … -
Welcome for UN call to abolish civil legal aid fees for victims of domestic violence
Issued 6 March 2017 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|
An expert United Nations body on women’s rights has today published a comprehensive blueprint for government action to advance gender equality in Ireland, including an … -
Compensation awarded for excessive delay in determining protection application for family in Direct Provision
Issued 17 February 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) welcomes today’s ruling to compensate a mother who experienced excessive delay in processing her application for subsidiary protection, … -
New legal protections on domestic violence require additional resources for legal aid
Issued 13 February 2017 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|
Representatives of legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) are at the United Nations HQ in Geneva today to raise concerns about the enforcement of women’s … -
FLAC welcomes High Court judgment finding excessive delay in determining protection application for family in Direct Provision
Issued 3 February 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) welcomes today’s decision of the High Court to award compensation to a mother for the delay in determining her application for subsidiary …