Hibernian Law Journal

26/04/2022

We are delighted to announce that this year the Hibernian Law Medals will be awarded jointly to Mary Robinson and Lady Hale on Thursday 12 May 2022 at the Law Society of Ireland. The conferral ceremony will be chaired by Ms Justice Mary Irvine.

We welcome anyone to attend the ceremony and would ask that you please register to attend the event at the below eventbrite link.

This year’s honoured recipients will accept the Medal at a formal conferral ceremony, held at the Law Society of Ireland, during which they shall deliver acceptance speeches that recount their legal experiences, engage in discussion and answer questions from the audience.

This year the Hibernian Law Medals will be jointly awarded to Mary Robinson and Baroness Hale of Richmond.

03/04/2022

This year our Annual Lecture will be held at the Law Society of Ireland on Tuesday 19 April 2022 at 18:30. The Annual Lecture will be on the topic of 'Emergency Powers and the Executive: Reflections on the Past and a Vision for the Future'.

Our panel includes:
- Sinéad Gibney, Chief Commissioner at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
- Jim O'Callaghan, TD and Fianna Fáil Spokesman on Justice matters
- Dr. David Kenny, Professor at Trinity College Dublin and Member of the TCD COVID-19 Law and Human Rights Observatory
- Jack Horgan-Jones and Hugh O'Connell, Authors of Pandemonium

The panel will be chaired by Ms Michelle Ní Longáin, President of the Law Society of Ireland.

We would encourage attendees to pre-register on Eventbrite. CPD points are also available on request.

Details of registration for the event can be found at the following link:

Emergency Powers and the Execute: Reflections on the Past and a Vision for the Future | Hibernian Law Journal Annual Lecture 2022

23/12/2021

A very happy Christmas from all of us at the Hibernian Law Journal! A great gift PPC trainees can get for themselves is an exemption from a PPC2 elective. You can do this by successfully publishing an article with the Hibernian Law Journal. Deadline: 6:00pm, 8 January 2022.

Submissions and queries should be sent to [email protected].

08/12/2021

Reminder: We are currently accepting submissions for Volume 21 and look forward to hearing from you!

Deadline: 6:00pm, 8 January 2022.

Submissions & queries should be sent to [email protected].

12/11/2021

Want to be published in the next Volume of the Hibernian Law Journal? Now is your chance!

We are accepting submissions for Volume 21 until 18:00 on Saturday, 8 January 2022.

Please email your submission to [email protected].

Successful submissions will be published in Volume 21 of the Journal in July 2022, in hard copy and online.

The Journal is particularly interested in receiving articles on domestic matters and will also consider those which discuss European or international law or other common law jurisdictions, where relevant in an Irish context.

An annual prize, chosen by the Journal’s Judge-in-Residence, is awarded for the best article and a separate prize is awarded by the Law Society of Ireland for the best article authored by a trainee solicitor.

Established in 1999 under the patronage of the Law Society of Ireland, the Journal is edited by trainee and newly qualified solicitors. It is kindly supported by its benefactors drawn from the Inner Bar and its sponsor firms Arthur Cox, Matheson, and McCann FitzGerald.

Submissions should be between 5,000 and 15,000 words & formatted in OSCOLA Ireland. Further guidelines at https://lnkd.in/gYqF3-r.

15/11/2020

Want to be published in the next Volume of the Hibernian Law Journal? Now is your chance!

We are accepting submissions for Volume 20 until midnight on Saturday, 5 December 2020.

Successful submissions will be published in Volume 20 of the Journal in July 2021, in hard copy and online (via HeinOnline and Westlaw).

Please email your submission to [email protected].

The Journal is particularly interested in receiving articles on domestic matters and will also consider those which discuss European or international law or other common law jurisdictions, where relevant in an Irish context.

An annual prize, chosen by the Journal’s Judge-in-Residence, is awarded for the best article and a separate prize is awarded by the Law Society of Ireland for the best article authored by a trainee solicitor.

Established in 1999 under the patronage of the Law Society of Ireland, the Journal is edited by trainee and newly qualified solicitors. It is kindly supported by its benefactors drawn from the Inner Bar and its sponsor firms Arthur Cox Trainee Programme, ByrneWallace, Careers at Matheson and McCann FitzGerald Graduates.

Submissions should be between 5,000 and 15,000 words and formatted in OSCOLA Ireland. Further guidelines at http://hibernianlawjournal.com/submit/.

09/09/2020

Want to be involved in the next edition of the Hibernian Law Journal? Now is your chance!

Applications to join the Editorial Board for Volume 20 are now open. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from trainee solicitors and NQs.

Please email your CV to [email protected] by Sat, 19 September. Thank you.

05/08/2020

The HLJ is proud to announce the (virtual for now!) launch of Volume 19 of the Journal, on HeinOnline & Westlaw. Congratulations to our fantastic authors and heartfelt thanks to our supporters the Law Society of Ireland, Arthur Cox, ByrneWallace, Dillon Eustace, Careers at Matheson and McCann FitzGerald Graduates.

The Editorial Board sincerely hopes that it will be possible to hold a future launch event to congratulate authors, thank supporters, celebrate readers, and award the prize for the best overall contribution to Volume 19 of the Journal.

Further information, including how to to subscribe and receive a hard copy of Volume 19, can be found at www.hibernianlawjournal.com.

11/03/2020

5 more days to submit your winning Case Note!

Case notes of 2,000 - 4,000 words are sought for our Case Note Competition 2020. Deadline for submissions is this Sunday, 15 March 2020.

Submissions should be sent to [email protected]

16/02/2020

Case notes of 2,000 - 4,000 words are sought for the HLJ's Case Note Competition 2020.

Deadline: 1 March 2020.

Full details of how to submit on our website at http://hibernianlawjournal.com/submit/

Submissions & queries should be sent to [email protected]

10/02/2020

The HLJ is now accepting submissions for our Case Note Competition 2020. Case notes of 2,000 - 4,000 are sought on recent seminal judgments, in particular Celmer and R(Miller) but all case notes submitted will be considered for publication.

Deadline: 1 March 2020.

Submissions & queries should be sent to [email protected]

29/11/2019

Many thanks to our distinguished panel for a wonderful and stimulating discussion last night at our Annual Lecture.

A reminder that the deadline for submissions to the Journal is this Saturday, 30 November 2019. Articles relating to domestic, European and international law are considered, provided that they are relevant in an Irish context.

Fantastic opportunity for publication alongside yesterday's thought-provoking speeches.

Submissions, or any questions, can be sent to [email protected]