This year, The Four jurisdictions Conference will be held in Dublin from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th May 2017.
For those of you who are not familiar with this annual event, it is for members of the four Bars: The Bar of Northern Ireland, The Scottish Bar, The Bar of England and Wales and The Bar of Ireland and their Judiciary to get together. The conference is open to all members of The Bar and Bench alike.
Conference topics:
1. Free Movement within the Four Jurisdictions post Brexit; Can or will free movement or the common travel area survive?
2. Stress induced psychological injuries in the workplace; when is an employer liable?
3. Divergence of Systems: Discovery Vs Disclosure – Burdens and Benefits- How do we strike a fair balance?
4. Freedom of Expression – no longer an unbending individual freedom?