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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 … -
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 … -
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 & … -
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, … -
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 …
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Permitting pre-clearance to operate in Ireland may violate Human Rights
Issued 30 January 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Joint statement from Irish human rights organisations (download statement as PDF) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Trump’s Executive Order adopting a targeted ban on … -
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. … -
Almost 29,000 people helped with legal advice and information in 2015
Issued 3 October 2016 |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 issues: housing, family law, employment law, debt & credit The continuing impact of austerity in Ireland is borne out by data on legal need for 2015 released by … -
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 … -
Michael Farrell argues for greater human rights protections
Issued 3 December 2015 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
Speaking in Dublin this evening (3 December 2015), FLAC’s Senior Solicitor and life-long social justice activist Michael Farrell identified serious weaknesses in the … -
Speech by Michael Farrell to Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture No 9
Issued 3 December 2015 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
You can download the text of Michael Farrell's address on 'Using the Law to achieve social justice' on the occasion of the 9th Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture in Dublin on 3 … -
Oireachtas Committee hears findings from public interest law seminar series
Issued 25 November 2015 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|
The Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence & Equality today heard findings from a unique series of seminars examining the connections between legal action and social … -
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 …