As US Senate posts critical report on treatment of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay we reprint a 2010 article on the topic by our current Under Treasurer, Seán Aylward.
Read MoreThis law essay competition is named in honour of the Irish Maritime Law Association first President, a globally recognised expert in Maritime Law, who founded the Association in 1963, and who sadly passed away in 2014.
Read More”The Irish Law Times, like many similar professional publications at the time, was factional, stuffy, opinionated, curmudgeonly and conservative. It was a publication entirely devoid of self–doubt catering to a profession that, like the ILT itself, combined flamboyance with prolixity and flowery rhetoric with painstaking exactitude” says Dr. Myles Dungan at a lecture given as part of lecture series organised by the Courts Centenary Commemoration Committee on Thursday 13th November 2014.
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A new project is underway at the King’s Inns Library. It is called ‘Cover to Canvas’, an exhibition of 18 visual artists of varying disciplines. They have been invited into the Library to be inspired by the books and surroundings and to respond to these treasures by way of a piece of art. The exhibition is due to take place in April, alongside the British and Irish Commercial Bar Associations’ annual forum, the theme of which will be “The Commercial Rule of Law – 800 years of Magna Carta”.
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From as far back as I can remember, I had always wanted to become a barrister. I grew up in admiration of my Grandmother, who qualified from King’s Inns in 1943; one of the first female barristers of the era. After finishing my BCL in UCD in 2011, I travelled for a year before studying Human Rights in Budapest. After graduating with a Masters Degree in 2013, I decided that the time was right to come back to Ireland, and take the King’s Inns entrance exams.
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Last Thursday, 27th November 2014, we had a reunion dinner for the graduates of King’s Inns for all years ending in a ‘4’ – 1944, 54, 64, 74, 84, 94, 2004 and 2014. The group was joined by the 1989 alumni celebrating 25th anniversary of their graduation. Among the diners on the night were two former Chief Justices – The Hon. Thomas A Finlay and The Hon. Ronan Keane.
Read MoreThe prestigious one–year fellowship programme will provide an opportunity for newly–qualified barristers to work as part of the Children’s Rights Alliance Legal and Policy Team for a one–year period.
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The fourth volume of King’s Inns Law Review (KILR) was officially launched on 26th November by Attorney General Máire Whelan. The Review was edited by a team of nine King’s Inns students and the eight articles published were written by both undergraduate and postgraduate students from institutions across Ireland and the UK.
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This important legal painting – 7 by 10 feet – depicts the Appeal trial which followed the conviction of Sir Roger Casement for treason in July 1916. This dramatic trial took place in the Royal Courts of Justice in London. One of the presiding judges, Lord Darling, commissioned the painting.
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Each year the student body elects an Auditor who assembles a committee with specific positions designated to oversee mooting, social activities, education and sports. 2014–15 Auditor for the 185th session is Hugh McDowell.
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136 King’s Inns students were awarded the BL degree this year. Additionally 5 Northern Ireland Barristers were admitted to the degree largely based on their existing qualifications and experience. 3 EU based lawyers were admitted as well, again largely based on their existing qualifications and experience.
Read MoreWaterford 1,100 Talks Series:
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Susan Denham Chief Justice
The Large Room, Theatre Royal, Waterford Treasures Museum
Waterford, 10th November 2014
Christmas is a wonderful time in King’s Inns with the giant Christmas tree and roaring fires in our Dining Hall. Preparations are in full swing here in the kitchens with the whiffs of Christmas pudding spices, sweet smells of Christmas cakes baking and jars of mincemeat maturing away.
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Interested in studying a part–time Advanced Diploma law course at King’s Inns commencing Autumn 2014?
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“Women and The Law” – King’s Inns LSDSI Auditor Emma Ryan (2013–2014) Inaugural Address on under–representation of women in higher reaches of legal profession.
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Eoin Higgins Memorial Moot – mock trials are a core part of the vocational bar training at King’s Inns and its famous curriculum.
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