LLG President Attends the Local Authorities Solicitors Bar Association in Ireland
Publish date: 02/12/2018LLG has, over many years, retained strong links with both Ireland's and Scotland's membership bodies for lawyers working in local government. These are important relationships to retain and promote and LLG's President, Suki Binjal, was delighted to attend Ireland's Local Authorities Solicitors Bar Association (LASBA) annual conference in Dublin.
The programme for the LASBA conference was broad and informative mirroring and raising many of the issues we face within our own jurisdiction and containing elements of governance and resilience. It was a wonderful opportunity to come together and disseminate good working practices and practical innovation. LLG wishes to extend our thanks to LASBA for a wonderful conference.
Programme highlights included:-
Loose lips sink ships – Defamation and Local Authorities
John Healy, Law Agent, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
New Contracts for Sale 2019
Amanda Treacy, Senior Executive Solicitor Dublin City Council.
Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty
Leonora Mullett, Senior Executive Solicitor Dublin City Council
The Local Election Process and the Kerry Experience
Rosemary Cronin, Law Agent Kerry County Council
Management and Professional Hour
Teresa Casserly Senior Consultant & Director Institute of Public Administration
The Regulatory role of Local Authorities in 2018 – regulator and regulated
Conleth Bradley SC
Local Authorities and the Waste Management Act 1996 (as amended)
Tim O' Sullivan BL
People over Wind and Sweetman v Coillte- the impact on L.A Part 8 Developments
Marguerite Gallagher a/ Law Agent Cork City Council