· We may be able to fit in some more papers; if you wish to contribute, please let me know as soon as possible.
· Those interested in joining the Association (subscription £15 per year) should contact John Stannard, or write to the Membership Secretary (Oonagh Breen, Faculty of Law, University College, Belfield, DUBLIN 4: (01) 706-8767:
Draft Programme
10.30 a.m. DOORS OPEN
11.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. MORNING SESSION
PANEL A: THE PERSON AND THE LAW I
“Fashioning Bridges: Lessons from approaching the Study of the Person in the Hybrid System of Scots Law”
James Tunney (Abertay)
“The Person in the Common Law”
John Stannard (QUB)
PANEL B: FAMILY LAW (chaired by Mr Geoff Shannon)
“Wide and Narrow versus Shallow and Deep: Alternative Landscapes of Family Property Policy”
Lorna Fox (QUB)
“Family Law and Mediation”
Sinead Conneely (Waterford IT)
“Disability and the Right to Education: Defining the Constitutional ‘Child’”
Fergus Ryan
12.30 pm. LUNCH
1.00 pm. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1.30 pm.- 3.00 pm. AFTERNOON SESSION
PANEL A: THE PERSON AND THE LAW II
“The Commercial Agent in Irish Law: a particularly Civilian Concept”
Fidelma White (UCC)
“The Individual and public Accountability: the relevance of the constructive Trust for breach of fiduciary duty in the Irish political context”
Ruth Cannon (Griffith College)
“The Problem of Corporate Manslaughter”
Donal Sayers (QUB)
PANEL B: CHARITIES
“A Question of Sport: is there a level playing field in Charity Law?”
Oonagh Breen (UCD)
Reply by Sheena Grattan (QUB)
3.00 pm. TEA AND CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
