Date: 17 October
Time: 9 am – 1 pm
Venue: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8
The Cyberbullying Law Conference, a half day seminar focused on the legal challenges associated with online bullying, will take place on the 17th of October in the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel on Golden Lane and will feature an expert panel of speakers who will debate and discuss the issues associated with online harassment, abuse of social media and privacy violation.
Focusing on topics such as the difficulty of characterising cyberbullying in legislation, whether cyberbullying should be made a specific criminal offence or dealt with under existing laws and the area of liability and whether an employer/publisher is liable for the content on their website or intranet, this conference is a must-attend for barristers, technology and employment lawyers and others affected by this issue.
Fee: Early Bird rate €195, plus VAT 29% (book before 27 September)
CPD points are available.
Speakers (further speakers to be confirmed):
· Pauline Walley, Senior Counsel
· Dr Aisling Parkes, Lecturer in Law, UCC
· Tom Murphy, Founder & Director, Boards.ie
· Paul Durrant, Chief Executive, Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland
· Peter McInnes, Partner, McDowell Purcell Solicitors
· Jim Friars, CEO, Irish Computer Society
· Murray Smith, Anti-Bullying Centre, Trinity College Dublin
Topics to be addressed:
· No specific law governing the area of cyberbullying in Ireland today – should there be or should existing frameworks be amended?
· Social media sites – criticised for failing to protect users but will changes promised by some sites go far enough to prevent online bullying?
· Posting exploitative pictures online – recent cases and legal implications in relation to cyberbulling and child pornography.
· What steps does an employer need to take before disciplining an employee for abuse of a social media or e-communications policy?
· Recent Irish case law – conclusions and implications for similar cases
· Litigation and ISPs/social media platforms
· What legal remedies are available to parties injured by cyberbullying on the internet?
· Culpability of schools in relation to out of school activities – responsible or not?
· Data protection issues in relation to cyberbullying
Click here for more information.