PILA Bulletin 25 October 2023

Articles

• ECtHR rules that Hungary’s deportation of asylum seekers to Serbia without an individual assessment of their situation breached the Convention’s prohibitions on torture and collective expulsion
• Australian High Court Due to Consider the Legality of Indefinite Detention of Illegal Immigrants/Asylum Seekers
• Irish Supreme Court rules that delivery drivers are employees and are entitled to rights.
• The President Refers the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022 to the Supreme Court
• Legal groups seek immediate halt to UK arms sales to Israel over illegal attacks on Palestinian civilians

Events

• PILA NGO Pitch Event: Applications are Open – deadline 7 November @ 5pm
• Charities Regulator: An Overview of Ireland’s Smaller Charities – Monday 13 November @ 10am
• Volunteer Ireland & Charities Regulator: Good Governance in Practice – Tuesday 14 November @ 7pm, River Court Hotel, Kilkenny.
• PILA Pro Bono Week - Beginning Monday 20 November
• FLAC Annual Justice Lecture in Memory of Dave Ellis - Tuesday 12th December

Jobs

• Transparency Legal Advice Centre: Legal & Administrative Assistant – deadline Sunday 29 October @ 6pm
• The Legal Aid Board is recruiting a Solicitor Grade III in Letterkenny – deadline Tuesday 31 October @ 4pm
• Ruhama is recruiting a Caseworker – deadline Tuesday 31 October @ 4pm
• National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities is recruiting an Advocate in Ennis Co. Clare – deadline Friday 3 November @ 5pm
• Dignity4Patients is seeking a volunteer trustee/director with legal experience – deadline Thursday 30 November