Lawyers in Practice Series
Activities
- Lawyers in Practice Series
- Comparative Law Conversations
- Exploring Ireland as a divergent common law jurisdiction since 1922
- UCD CCLE Distinguished Speaker Series
- Reimagining Law Schools: Challenges and Opportunities
- Harty seminar
- CCLE hosted Professor Neil H Buchanan as a Sutherland Fellow
- Landmark cases in divergence: Ireland as a new common law jurisdiction since 1922
- Digital Markets Act and the Digital Markets Competition and Consumer Bill
- Modern Studies in Commercial Law
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill
- Judge Patricia Lucas audited and participated in the undergraduate module Lawyers, Legal Ethics and Practice
- Attorney General Lecture
- Court of Appeal Workshop
- Annotated Database of Court of Appeal decisions
- UCD CCCLE won funding under the Decade of Centenaries Internal Award Scheme
- Judges in Ireland and France: Different Routes to Performing Similar Functions in the EU
- FitzPatrick Foundation Funding awarded to UCD CCLE
- 2022 Centenary Project
- Book Launch: Essays in Memory of Professor Jill Poole
- Intra-EU Common Law Network
- Gender Pay Gap Workshop
- ELI - Irish Hub
- Society of Legal Scholars Conference in Sutherland School of Law
- Seminar: “EU nationals’ vulnerability in the context of Brexit: the case of Polish nationals”
- Spotlight On: BREXIT
- Irish European Law Forum
Lawyers in Practice Series
To implement the strategic theme of Empowering Humanity, a micro strategy of improving dialogue between students and legal practitioners was adopted. The aim of this was twofold: first, the pedagogical aim of expanding the horizons of students and, secondly, the importance of a discussion with civil society on the work done in academic law. CCLE therefore invited practising lawyers who could communicate authentically with students and who would be receptive to a dialogue between student, lecturer and visiting speakers and ready to support students mentor/career advice.
Semester 1, 2023-24: Judge Patricia Lucas, retired judge of the Superior Court of California, was invited by Dr Hunt to participate in the entire undergraduate module on legal ethics and practice (LAW30700). This gave students a fascinating insight into the role of a judge, and the distinction between the common law in Ireland and the USA. The students benefited from the dialogue between retired judge, lecturer and student and the continuity of involvement throughout the semester is something that the CCLE would like to repeat should the opportunity arise.
This involvement culminated on 5 October 2023 when Judge Patricia Lucas delivered a seminar to invited staff and students (from LAW30700) chaired by Dr Lucey, Director of CCLE. This event also forms part of UCD CCLE workstream on Courts and Judges.
On 28 February 2024, at the invitation of Dr Hunt, the Deputy Director, the Attorney General, Rossa Fanning, delivered a lecture to students of Economic Law of the EU (lectured by Dr Lucey and Professor Dagmar Schiek. Rossa Fanning is an Adjunct Professor in SSoL. The pedagogical aim of the lecture was developed by Dr Lucey who introduced the Attorney General and noted that the Attorney General was excellently positioned to give a broad insight into Ireland's position in the EU. His rousing lecture covered decades of Ireland's membership of the Union and, among other issues, considered Ireland's obligations under EU law. The lecture was also attended by Professor Dagmar Schiek, Full Professor of EU law and labour law.
On 14 November 2024, Ronan P. Harty, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (New York) . delivered a stimulating talk entitled “Navigating the Multi-jurisdictional Investigative process” students enrolled in Law 30640, Competition Law in Practice. Recognised as a leading antitrust lawyer, Ronan shared his expertise with a large audience who enthusiastically grasped the rare opportunity to ask questions of a lawyer of such standing. Ronan has been a generous supporter of the UCD Sutherland School of Law for many years: as a donor and, more recently, as sponsor of The Ronan Harty Newman Fellowship in New Frontiers of Competition Law.
On 21 November 2024, Tom O’Connor, former senior partner, A&L Goodbody and former Chair of UCD Foundation spoke to students in LAW30700, The Lawyer, Professional Ethics & Legal Practice, about his experiences of legal practice. Dr Hunt is in discussions with Tom O’Connor as to how his offer to mentor students might be implemented.