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FLAC News 25 (3) Jul-Sep 2015

FLAC News 25 (3) Jul-Sep 2015

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FLAC News 25 (3) Jul-Sep 2015

Contents:

  • Victory at last for Lydia Foy:Trans people win right to legal recognition
  • Lydia Foy receives birth certificate after 22 year legal battle
  • New guides to social welfare overpayment launched
  • Social welfare case update: Arrears of benefits paid to asylum seeking parents following appeal
  • FLAC’s Annual Report 2014 shows continued rise in housing enquiries
  • Legislate in haste, repent at leisure? Growing numbers hit by restrictive civil legal aid scheme during crisis
  • PILA update:
    • ‘Changing Ireland, Changing Law’ Series
    • PILA Seminar: The Duty of the State in Constitutional Cases
    • Meeting of European Pro Bono Clearinghouses
    • ‘Labour of Love’ campaign on domestic workers
  • UN examination of Ireland on economic, social and cultural rights: additional resources
  • Focus on FLAC:
    • Athlone and Mullingar FLACs
    • Ciarán Finlay, Legal & Policy Officer
  • Jury out on personal insolvency law
  • Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review 2016: A peer review of how Ireland is meeting its human rights obligations
  • Save the Date – Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture 2015
  • Secure the future of equal access to justice – Join the Friends of FLAC
  • New guide to law on top-up loans from licensed moneylenders

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