A round-up of today's other stories in brief…
Employment and disability law conference
The Centre for Disability Law and Policy in NUI Galway is holding a conference entitled “International and Comparative Perspectives on Employment and Disability Law” on April 24th.
The conference will be chaired by Judge Mary Faherty and opened by Prof Jim Ward, deputy president of the university.
The conference rapporteur will be Prof Jerome Bickenbach (Disability Policy Research Unit, Swiss Paraplegic Institute).
The conference will examine the issues from both an international and national perspective.
It is aimed at legal practitioners, academics, NGOs and those involved in disability issues.
Further information on www.nuigalway.ie/cdlp or +353 (0)91 495888
Legal separation service for couples
A new legal separation service incorporating the services of mediators, independent solicitors and parent mentors has been set up by a company called Closure, providing a multi-disciplinary separation service for a fixed fee of €1,500, excluding VAT.
The service includes optional parent mentoring provided by a clinical psychotherapist specialising in parenting, relationships and family dynamics. The process can take less than six weeks.
Diploma in financial services law at UCD
UCD's commercial law centre in its school of law has launched a graduate diploma in international financial services law, which runs from April to December this year, with weekly two-hour seminars, normally on Saturday mornings, from an international panel of speakers.
The course began on Thursday, April 8th. A legal qualification is not essential, and individual seminars may be attended by those not wishing to undertake the whole diploma course for a stand-alone fee. Further information from 01-7168763 or clc@ucd.ie.
Criminal law conference
The fourth annual postgraduate conference of the Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights in UCC will take place on April 29th on the theme "Borders of justice: locating the law in times of transition".
The aim of the conference is to reflect upon how reactionary law-making impacts negatively on fundamental rights protection and the criminal law. The keynote address will be delivered by Prof John Gardner, University of Oxford.
Medical law book
Medical Malpractice Lawby John Healy was launched in the King's Inns in Dublin on Thursday last.
The President of the High Court, Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns, was guest speaker at the event.
The book, which runs to over 1,000 pages is published by Roundhall at €425.