Blog 29th June 2012
New Mediation Bill to Expand the Use of Mediation in Civil Disputes The Minister for Justice and Equality recently published a Draft General Scheme of a Mediation Bill which introduces a legislative framework for mediation to provide enforceable solutions to a wide range of civil disputes. Simply put, mediation is a structured process whereby two […]
Blog 22nd June 2012
Bjedov v Croatia – is the European Court of Human Rights moving towards providing a substantive right to a home? In the recent case of Bjedov v Croatiabefore the European Court of Human Rights (42150/09 29th May 2012), a Croatian woman was granted a right to purchase her rented accommodation on the basis of her […]
MLRC’s First E-zine
You can read the eZine here.
Blog 15th June 2012
Children’s Law Centre to Open in Ireland MLRC welcomes the establishment of an independent Law Centre for Children and young people in the Republic of Ireland. Earlier this year, a steering committee secured funding to establish the Centre and to fund its operation for the first two years. The Centre will advise and undertake litigation, […]
Blog 8th June 2012
MLRC Befriending Programme The Befriending programme is an invaluable asset to MLRC as we recognise that the legal system can be alienating to our clients and difficult and frustrating to negotiate. We aim to provide our clients with a service that is friendly and easy to access. Volunteers are available to befriend clients in order to […]
Blog 25th May 2012
MLRC has surpassed the 1,000 mark of advice & representation to clients This week sees the number of clients that MLRC has provided advice and representation reaching a figure of 1,250 clients. We at MLRC assist those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless access their rights and entitlements. In doing so we […]
Blog 18th May 2012
Housing Booklet receives positive response MLRC and the informal housing Group have received many positive comments in relation to the recently launched information booklet “Social Housing Rights Explained”. Hard copies of the booklet are now available and a soft copy version will be available shortly. Click here to read a related press release in the […]
Housing Conference at NUI Galway
The Centre for Housing Law, Rights and Policy, in NUI Galway held a conference entitled “Key Contemporary Housing Issues in a Changing Europe” on April 20th and 21st in Aras Moyola, NUIG. Speakers included Justice Mary Laffoy, Jan O’ Sullivan, Minister for Housing and Planning, and Prof. Stefan Gerlach of the Central Bank. They addressed […]
Law Gazette Article May 2012
Housing Group booklet aims to reduce rick of eviction. Read Full Article
Blog 4th May 2012
Work permit success for Romanian and Bulgarian nationals Romanian and Bulgarian parents of Irish citizen children have been granted access to the Irish labour market without the need of work permits. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation have now amended their work permit policy in relation to Romanian and Bulgarian nationals. To read more […]
