LITIGATION COMMITTEE present

KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU… AND KNOWING THE LAW!

PERSONAL INJURIES SOLICITORS– UPDATES AND NETWORKING EVENT

27 JUNE 2024: 2.00pm to 5.30pm.

The Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.

This seminar will involve networking both at the coffee break and on conclusion over refreshments to build valuable relationships with colleagues.

CHAIR – Judge David Nolan.

Judge Nolan was chairperson of the Bar Council from 2012 to 2014. He was educated at University College Dublin and the King’s Inns, called to the Bar in 1985 and the Inner Bar in 2003. He was appointed as a High Court Judge in 2023.

Injuries Resolution Board Mediation Process update,

With Hilary McGouran Head of Mediation, Injuries Resolution Board.

Hilary McGouran is Head of Mediation at the Injuries Resolution Board, where she has been working over the past year on setting up and rolling out the board’s new mediation service. Prior to 2023, Hilary worked for over 30 years in Irish media as a journalist and editor. Hilary will be discussing the new Injuries Resolution Board mediation process which has been implemented in respect of employers’ liability and public liability claims.

Practice and Procedure – How to prepare your Personal Injuries case for success for Plaintiff and Defendant Solicitors,

With Shane English BL

Shane English BL, A defamation and insurance law specialist, was called to the Bar in 1996.  He has been instructed by all the national newspapers in Ireland, including Sunday Business Post, Irish Examiner, Irish Independent and Irish Times. He also acts on behalf of many large corporate entities such as Ryanair, Kepak, Dublin Airport Authority, Dunnes Stores and Smurfit Kappa. He also works closely with individual print publications, reading for pre-publication libel, including for, Business Post and The Currency. He has acted and continues to act for all of the major insurance undertakings in this jurisdiction. He is a graduate of the Honourable Society of Kings Inns and Trinity College, Dublin.

Recent developments in legal costs from the perspective of both claimant and opposition With Daragh O’Sullivan of Lowes Cost Accountants

Daragh is a legal costs accountant, financial accountant and the Managing Partner of Lowes Legal Costs Accountants for the last 15 years.

Conference Information

Date:                27 June 2024

Time:                2.00pm to 5.30.pm

Location:          The Radisson Blu Hotel

                        Golden Lane

                        Dublin 8

Fees:                € 165.00 Member € 275.00 Non-Member

Registration:     1.30pm

CPD:                3Hour Group Study