On this month’s show, we discuss how principles related to the rule of law will be the primary drivers in the shift towards cleaner technologies and a healthier environment, in a lively conversation with Irish professor, Raphael Heffron.

It is with incredibly heavy hearts and a deep sense of loss that Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) announces the death of our Executive Director, James Douglas.

When: 24th October 2024 from 4pm - 6.30pm

Where: Gaffney Room, Distillery Building, 145-151 Church St. Dublin 7. DX: 816 309.

Theme: Recent and Key Commercial Litigation Updates

Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) is delighted to welcome you to its 2024 Annual Commercial Law Conference at the Distillery Building where Rossa Fanning, Attorney General will deliver the opening address.

This will be followed by an esteemed panel of speakers including two Senior Counsels and Senior Litigation Partners from Top Tier Commercial Law Firms including Kate Harnett (Of Counsel, A&L Goodbody) and be chaired by Justice Liam Kennedy.

The panel will provide updates on key and recent Commercial Litigation Updates including "The requirement that justice be administered in public" and "Aircraft lessor litigation in Ireland". Justice Liam Kennedy will also facilitate a Q&A after the panel discussion.

The conference will conclude with a wine reception after the panel concludes and this will offer an opportunity for solicitors and barristers to network.

For tickets please visit: Eventbrite Commercial-law-conference-2024-tickets

For the latest edition in our series dedicated to the work of our partner organisations, we're spotlighting CHREAA – a non-profit human rights advocacy organisation, who campaign for social justice across several areas pertaining to human rights in Malawi. We spoke to its Founder and Executive Director Victor Mhango, to find out more.

It’s been dubbed litigation terrorism - investor state dispute settlement clauses or ISDS mechanisms – and on this month’s show, we talk about it with Stéphanie Caligara, a French qualified lawyer and consultant with the Global Legal Action Network.

Legal expert, Rhea Kneifati, who specialises in sexual and gender-based investigations talks to us on the show this month.

For the latest in our series profiling Irish and Northern Irish lawyers working in countries around the world, we caught up with Yvonne Mcdermott Rees about her work as Professor of Law at the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law in Swansea University, which she joined in September 2017, having previously been a Senior Lecturer in Law at Bangor University.

Human rights lawyer and professor at the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway, Ray Murphy talks about the current situation in Gaza and the legality of the Israel-Hamas war.

We sit down with some of Irish Rule of Law International’s (IRLI) Malawi team this month to discuss how the country’s poverty is affecting its justice institutions.

On the show this month: Sarai Chisala-Templehoff, a Malawian human rights and social justice lawyer.