A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Judge Frank O'Donnell retires
Judge Frank O’Donnell has just retired as a judge of the Circuit Court having served there since May 1995.
Judge O’Donnell, along with Judge John Buckley and Judge Michael White, were pioneers as they were the first solicitors to be appointed to the Circuit Court following enabling legislation.
From Burtonport, Co Donegal, Judge O’Donnell qualified as a solicitor in 1964. He obtained an LLM from Harvard two years later and practised for a number of years in Chicago before returning to Ireland.
He was president of the Law Society in 1984.
ISEL forum on procurement law
An ISEL forum takes place this evening at 6.30pm in European Union House, Dawson Street, Dublin, on innovation in public procurement.
Speakers include Jennifer Skilbeck of Monckton Chambers, Sarah Johnson, a partner with Philip Lee, and barrister Joseph Dalby.
The forum will be chaired by Vincent Campbell, director of the National Procurement Service in the OPW.
The event is free to ISEL members and costs €20 to non-members.
Details of other events are on isel.ie
Competition Authority seminar
The Competition Authority is holding a seminar, to be given by its legal adviser David McFadden, on Monday next, April 11th, on how Ireland can meet its commitment to the EU-IMF in the memorandum of understanding to introduce civil fines. It is in Parnell House, 14 Parnell Square, Dublin,
E-mail Pat Downey at conference@tca.ie or phone 01-8045421 by 5.30pm on Thursday as space is limited.
LLM in human rights
UCC has just announced a new LLM programme on International Human Rights Law and Public Policy.
The programme includes a core international human rights clinic module. Students will benefit from a series of guest seminars with representatives of civil society, government, international human rights bodies and the world of legal practice.
Further information at ucc.ie/law/postgrad/ or contact Veronica Calnan at v.calnan@ucc.ie