PILA Bulletin 25 January 2012

Articles

• Successful Irish local authority housing settlements for Traveller couple and intellectually disabled man
• Irish expert group named for dealing with 2010 ECHR abortion ruling
• Irish NGO welcomes Troika call to protect most vulnerable
• Irish High Court says injunctions restraining deportation need credible evidence of real & current risk
• Reform of Irish Employment Rights bodies – new website, complaint form & contact
• FLAC in new EU migrant rights partnership project
• UK Court of Appeal says kettling is lawful
• UK Ministry of Justice considering Protective Cost Order proposals
• CJEU rules on EU post-accession residency rights
• European Court of Human Rights says torture-based evidence violates Article 6 ECHR
• India’s new National Biometric System raises civil liberties & privacy concerns
• Australian & French courts rule on wheelchairs & low-cost airlines
• Public interest litigation case brought by NGOs a first for China
• UK Supreme Court comments on Scots law standing rules

Barriers to Public Interest Legislation

• UK Supreme Court comments on Scots law standing rules

Events

• PILA Practitioner Seminar - The Role of NGOs in Public Interest Litigation - 9 February
• IPRT & the Community Platform: Social Exclusion and Crime - 2 February, Dublin
• IWLA Talk on Legal Services Regulation Bill - 26 January, Limerick
• Legal Research Skills for Advisers - 22 February (Derry) & 29 February (Belfast)

Jobs

• INTERIGHTS Internship for Security and the Rule of Law Lawyer - deadline 6 February
• County Westmeath Citizens Information Service - Advocate - deadline 10 February
• NASC Legal & Legal Information Intern Roles - deadlines soon