Seminar to provide updates on criminal law
Law Society Professional Training is to hold a seminar next month to update practitioners on criminal law.
The in-person event will take place in Blackhall Place on Wednesday 25 September (2pm to 5pm).
It is worth a total of three CPD hours – two general (by group study) and one client care and professional standards.
The seminar’s aim is to provide practitioners with an overview of recent and ongoing developments in criminal-law practice from a practical perspective.
The update has been designed in collaboration with the Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society.
Topics and speakers
The topics and Issues to be covered are:
- Sentencing – juvenile sentencing and guidelines,
- Parole Board,
- Anti-money-laundering update,
- Panel discussion: intermediaries.
Fergus Mullan (chair of the Criminal Law Committee and State Solicitor) will chair the seminar.
The speakers are:
- Thomas O’Malley SC (Senior Lecturer, University of Galway),
- Mr Justice Michael White,
- Martin Lawlor (Coghlan Kelly Solicitors),
- Dr Alan Cusack (Associate Professor, Director of Policing Studies, School of Law, University of Limerick).