Events in September 2016 and after

I've updated the listings of events at www.irishlaw.org/events/.  Here's the current version:  

25 to 30 Sept. 2016:

Autumn Criminology School for Doctoral Researchers, Blackwater Castle, Castletownroche, Co. Cork 

https://autumncriminologyschool.wordpress.com     

Mon. 26 Sept. 2016:

Financial Action Task Force workshop, UCD Sutherland School of Law, Dublin 

https://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/events/fatfworkshop/ 

Tue. 27 Sept. 2016: 

Brexiting and Rights seminar, Discussion seminar on the human rights and equality implications of the EU referendum, The MAC Belfast, Metropolitan Arts Centre, 10 Exchange St, Belfast  

http://www.caj.org.uk/contents/1450 

Wed. 28-Sep-2016 02:00 PM:  

Criminal Law Update - Criminal Law update 

Law Society Professional Training in partnership with the Criminal Law Committee, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Criminal_Law_Update#.V3vTQ_krIdU 

Thu. 29-Sep-2016 02:00 PM:  

Employment Law Update 2016 - Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Employment_Law_Update_2016#.V2lHq_krIdU 

Thu. 29 Sep. 2016:

Implementing the New EU Data Protection Regulation - Dublin 

Details at http://cmgevents.ie/events/categories/legal_regulatory/ 

29-Sep-2016 to 30-Sep-2016 

Connaught Solicitors' Symposium 2016 - Law Society Skillnet, Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar, Mayo 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Connaught_Solicitors%E2%80%99_Symposium-Part_I_and_II_2016#.V5d2VPkrIdU 

Fri. 30 Sep. 2016:

ICEL EPA Environmental Law Conference 2016, Dublin 

http://icel.ie/EPA2016 

30-Sep-2016 to 15-Oct-2016 

The Fundamentals of District Court Civil Procedure, Drafting and Advocacy Skills - 30 September & 1 October and 14 & 15 October 2016

Time Fridays: 2.30pm – 6.30pm

Saturdays: 9.30am-4.30pm (light lunch included), Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/The_Fundamentals_of_District_Court_Civil_Procedure_Drafting_and_Advocacy_Skills#.V3pHRfkrIdW

Sat. 1 Oct. 2016:

The Workplace Relations Act 2015 - One Year On, UCD Sutherland School of Law, in conjunction with the Employment Law Association of Ireland (ELAI), Dublin 

http://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/events/theworkplacerelationsact2015-oneyearon/ 

Wed. 05-Oct-2016 12:30 PM  

Challenges for the Rule of Law in the 21st Century. John Larkin QC, Attorney General for Northern Ireland - Ulster University, Transitional Justice Institute, Seminar, Belfast 

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/ulster-life/events/transitional-justice-institute/challenges-to-the-rule-of-law-in-the-21st-century 

5 Oct. 2016:

The Annual Walsh lecture - Mr Justice Niall Fennelly, UCD, Dublin 

https://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/events/ 

Thu. 6 Oct. 2016:

NWCI Members and Friends Meeting - Women’s Rights and CEDAW, Dublin  

http://www.nwci.ie/index.php?/learn/article/date_for_your_diary_for_the_next_nwci_members_and_friends_meeting_womens_ri 

Thu. 06-Oct-2016 02:00 PM  

Annual Litigation Update 2016 - Law Society Professional Training in partnership with the Litigation Committee, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Annual_Litigation_Update_2016#.V4YVSPkrIdU 

Fri. 7 Oct. 2016: 

Cybercrime - ACJRD Annual Conference, Dublin

Details at http://www.acjrd.ie/contents/323  

Sat. 08-Oct-2016 10:00 AM 

Annual Human Rights Conference 2016 - Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Annual_Human_Rights_Conference_2016#.V5d23vkrIdU 

Wed. 12-Oct-2016 02:00 PM  

Work/Life Balance – Managing Clients, Mastering Time and Dealing With Stress - Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Work_Life%20Balance_Managing_Clients_Mastering_Time_and_Dealing_with_Stress#.V2lJDfkrIdV 

Thu. 13-Oct-2016 04:00 PM  

International response to Terrorism: Local Effects - This talk is presented by Law Society Professional Training in partnership with the EU and International Affairs Committee, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/International_response_to_Terrorism_Local_Effects#.V7GF0PkrIdU  

Wed. 19-Oct-2016 12:30 PM  

Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: the Victims' Perspective - Ulster University, Transitional Justice Institute, Seminar Series, Jordanstown campus 

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/ulster-life/events/transitional-justice-institute/dealing-with-the-past-in-northern-ireland-the-victims-perspective 

19 to 21 Oct. 2016:

Litigating for Social Change - 3-day conference organised by Law Centre (NI), Social Change Initiative and The Atlantic Philanthropies, Belfast 

http://www.lawcentreni.org/news/recent-news/38-featured-slideshow/1375-litigating-for-social-change-conference.html 

Thu. 20 Oct. 2016:

ICEL Human Rights Law Conference 2016, Dublin 

http://icel.ie/HumanRights2016 

Thu. 20 Oct. 2016:

Annual Property Law Conference 2016 - Law Society, Dublin 

Details at http://www.lawsociety.ie/Annual_Property_Law_Conference_2016  

Fri. 21 Oct. 2016:

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, Deputy President, UK Supreme Court, will speak about social justice and human rights at the Law Centre NI's Social Justice lecture 2016, Belfast 

http://www.lawcentreni.org/news/recent-news/38-featured-slideshow/1372-law-centre-ni-social-justice-lecture-2016-social-justice-and-human-rights.html 

Fri. 21 Oct. 2016:

Probate Practice - A Practical Guide to Recent Developments - Dublin

Details at http://www.cltireland.ie/cpd-training.aspx  

21-23 Oct. 2016:

Sports and the Law, Society of Young Solicitors, Limerick

http://www.sys.ie/events/upcoming-events/sys-annual-conference-20161.html 

Tue. 25-Oct-2016 10:00 AM 

Training the Next Generation of Solicitors - Law Society Finuas Network, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Training_the_Next_Generation_of_Solicitors#.V2lJq_krIdU 

Thu. 27-Oct-2016 10:00 AM 

Delegation and Performance Management October - Law Society Finuas Network, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Delegation_and_Performance_Management_October#.V2lKffkrIdV 

Fri. 28 Oct. 2016:

Blockchain and Sustainable Communities: Potential and Pitfalls, co-organised by NUI Galway School of Law, FEASTA, and Cultivate, in partnership with Cloughjordan Ecovillage, and funded by the Irish Research Council.

Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary.  

http://ict4er.org/blockchain-and-sustainable-communities-workshop/ 

Mon. 30 Oct. 2016:

Advancing Children's Rights through the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill, Children's Rights Alliance, Dublin

http://www.childrensrights.ie/resources/advancing-childrens-rights-through 

Thu. 3 Nov. 2016:

Adjudication Advocacy Course, UCD Sutherland School of Law 

https://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/events/2016adjudicationadvocacycoursenov3/ 

Thu. 03-Nov-2016 01:30 PM  

Caring and the Law - Solicitors for the Elderly - Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland - Green Hall 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Caring_and_the_Law_Solicitors_for_the_Elderly#.V8RFYfkrIdU 

10 Nov. 2016: 

A new approach to personal debt litigation: The role of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Irish Centre for European Law, Dublin

http://icel.ie/UCTD 

Thu. 10-Nov-2016 10:00 AM 

Annual In-house and Public Sector Conference - Leadership in Changing Times – Opportunities and

Challenges facing the In-house Solicitor. Law Society Professional Training in partnership with the In-house and Public Sector Committee, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Annual_In_house_and_Public_Sector_Conference_Leadership_in_Changing_Times#.V3u2TPkrIdW 

11-Nov-2016 to 04-Feb-2017:   

Property Transactions Master Classes - Session one will take place on Friday 11 November 2016 and on Saturday 12 November 2016.

Session two will take place on Friday 20 January 2017 and on Saturday 21 January 2017.

Session three will take place on Friday 3 February 2017 and on Saturday 4 February 2017.

Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Property_Transactions_Master_Class%20_ALL_SESSIONS#.V3Oq-_krIdV 

Tue. 15-Nov-2016 10:00 AM 

Delegation and Performance Management November - Law Society Finuas Network, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Delegation_and_Performance_Management_November#.V2lKnvkrIdU 

18-20 Nov. 2016: 

Annual Conference of Irish Association of Law Teachers, Waterford.  

Details at http://www.ialt.ie/event/annual-conference-of-the-irish-association-of-law-teachers-2016  

Fri. 18-Nov-2016 10:00 AM 

Practitioner Update Cork 2016 - Law Society Skillnet, Kingsley Hotel, Victoria Cross, Cork 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Practitioner_Update_Cork_2016#.V5d3RvkrIdU 

Fri. 18-Nov-2016 09:30 AM  

Business Law 2017 - Business Law Committee in partnership with Law Society Professional Training, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Business_Law_2017#.V81K-fkrKM_ 

Tue. 22-Nov-2016 10:00 AM 

Delegation and Performance Management - Cork - To equip practitioners with the skills and confidence to delegate effectively and tackle under performance., Kingsley Hotel, Cork 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Delegation_and_Performance_Management_Cork#.V4TCwvkrIdU 

Thu. 24-Nov-2016 06:00 PM 

Networking Skills - How to get clients and keep them - Law Society of Ireland, Law Society of Ireland - Green Hall 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/Networking_Skills_How_to_get_clients_and_keep_them#.V4NaufkrIdV 

25 to 26 Nov. 2016:

Law and the Idea of Liberty in Ireland: From Magna Carta to the Present, Irish Legal History Society, Music Room, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 

http://www.ilhs.eu/?p=872    

Fri. 25 Nov. 2016:

ICEL IP Conference 2016: Trademarks, patents and designs, Dublin

http://icel.ie/IP2016 

25 Nov. 2016:

A new approach to personal debt litigation: The role of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Irish Centre for European Law, Galway 

http://icel.ie/UCTD 

Fri. 25-Nov-2016 02:00 PM 21-Jan-2017 

The Fundamentals of Technology and Intellectual Property Law - Law Society Finuas Network, Law Society of Ireland 

https://www.lawsociety.ie/The_Fundamentals_of_Technology_and_Intellectual_Property_Law#.V2lLTvkrIdV 

Wed. 30-Nov-2016 12:30 PM  

Unfinished Peace. Brian Rowan, journalist and author. - Ulster University, TJI/IRiSS Seminar, Belfast 

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/ulster-life/events/transitional-justice-institute/unfinished-peace.-brian-rowan,-journalist-and-author. 

30 Nov. 2016:

Distinguished Guest Lecture in Employment Law, UCD Sutherland School of Law

https://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/events/ 

7 Dec. 2016: 

A new approach to personal debt litigation: The role of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Irish Centre for European Law, Cork

http://icel.ie/UCTD 

Wed. 07-Dec-2016 12:30 PM  

The Role of the Ombudsman's Office - Achievement and Challenges - Ulster University, Transitional Justice Institute, Seminar Series, Belfast 

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/ulster-life/events/transitional-justice-institute/unfinished-peace 

2017:

5-7 April 2017:

Socio-Legal Studies Association conference, Newcastle

http://www.slsa.ac.uk/index.php/annual-conference 

10-11 April 2017:

Association of Law Teachers' Annual Conference 2017: Foundations and Futures, Portsmouth, England

http://www.lawteacher.ac.uk/events.asp 

4-7 June 2017:

World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights - in partnership with School of Law, University College Cork - Venue: Convention Centre, Dublin 

Details at http://www.wcflcr2017.com   

8 to 10 June 2017:

British and Irish Association of Law Librarians Annual Conference, Manchester, England

http://www.biall.org.uk/pages/conferences-biall.html  

Law Society Diploma and Certificate courses:  

Details at http://www.lawsociety.ie/Courses--Events/Public-Diplomas-CMS/

Certificate in Professional Education; Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution;
Certificate in Conveyancing; Diploma in Law; Diploma in Education Law;
Diploma in Healthcare Law; Diploma in Judicial Skills and Decision-Making;
Certificate in Pensions Law and Practice; Diploma in Sports Law;
Diploma in Trust & Estate Planning (STEP);
Certificate in Practice Development; Certificate in Decision-Making Capacity and Support
Diploma in Arbitration; Diploma in Finance Law; Diploma in Corporate Law and Governance
Diploma in Mediation; Diploma in Technology Law; Diploma in In-House Practice
Diploma in Litigation Management Skills (new); Certificate in Aviation Leasing and Finance
Certificate in Advanced Negotiation; Certificate in Charity Law, Trusteeship and Governance
Certificate in Employment Law Advocacy Skills; Certificate in Commercial Contracts
Certificate in Company Secretarial Law and Practice; Certificate in Trade Mark Law; Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance
Diploma in Commercial Property; Diploma in Employment Law
Certificate in Data Protection Practice; Certificate in Environmental and Planning Law
Certificate in Human Rights Law; Diploma in Legal Decision-Making Skills

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Events in April 2016 and following months

I have updated the listings of events at www.irishlaw.org/events/.

Here's the current listing:

Wed. 6 April 2016 4.30 p.m.
Prison Litigation Workshop - Irish Penal Reform Trust and Prison Litigation Network, Cork
Details at http://www.iprt.ie/contents/2869

Thu. 07-Apr-2016 02:00 PM
The New Requisitions on Title: A Practical Guide to the Key Changes - Central Law Training CPD Seminar - Dublin
Details at http://www.cltireland.ie/course.aspx?crseidcode=1073

Fri. 8 April 2016:
Michael Frazer (University of East Anglia) - ʻThe Ethics of Social Explanation: Causal and Interpretive Approaches as Expressions of (Dis)Respect for Subjectsʼ - Legal and Political Theory Workshop Series, NUI Galway
Details at http://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/research/lptheory/

Sat. 9 April 2016:
Legal Capacity Conference 2016 - UCC CCJHR and IMHLA conference, School of Law, University College Cork
Details at https://www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite/eventsandnews/

Sat.-Sun. 9-10 April 2016:
Law, Revolution and Sovereignty: Reflections on the Legal Legacy of the 1916 Rising & Declaration of Independence, School of Law, NUI Galway
Details at
http://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/news/conference-announcement---law-revolution-and-sovereignty-1.html

Mon. 11 April 2016, 6 p.m. :
Breaking Bad Law. Legal Regulation and the end of The War on Drugs - Dublin Institute of Technology, School of Law - Public Lecture Series, Dublin
Details at http://www.dit.ie/llss/newsevents/newsarticles/headline,126073,en.html

11-12 April 2016:
BILETA Conference 2016: Future, law, education and technology - WoW, have we forgotten something?, University of Hertfordshire, England
Details at http://bileta2016.co.uk

Fri. 15 April 2016:
English Law in Early Modern Ireland: Promoting or Impeding Anglicisation? - Lecture by Professor Emeritus, Nicholas Canny, School of Law, NUI Galway
Details at https://www.facebook.com/schooloflaw/

Fri. 15 April 2016:
Business Contract Re-equipment for Contracting Parties, Lawyers, Managers, Resolvers, Students and Others - Sutherland School of Law, UCD, Dublin
Details at http://www.ucd.ie/law/newsandevents/events/

Mon. 18 Apr 2016 2:00 p.m.:
Access to Justice; Identifying the problems, finding the solutions, for families in dispute' - Waterford Institute of Technology Seminar in association with AFCC (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts), The Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre, Dublin
Details at https://www.wit.ie/events/all_news/access-to-justice-seminar

Tue. 19 April 2016:
The Rise and Fall of Joint Enterprise Liability - lecture by Professor David Ormerod QC, School of Law, Queen's University, Belfast
Details at https://www.facebook.com/events/757835111018857/

Thu. 21 April 2016:
Law and the Environment 2016 - Novel Challenges – Novel Solutions: Innovation in Environmental Law & Policy, School of Law, University College Cork
Details at: https://www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite/eventsandnews/

Thu. 21 April 2016:
Protecting Patents: Michael Lucy, Patent Attorney, IP Law Café at University of Limerick
Details at http://www.ul.ie/law/sites/default/files/files/IP%20Law%20Cafe%20Brochure%202015-2016.pdf 

Wed. 27 April 2016:
Prison Litigation Workshop - Irish Penal Reform Trust and Prison Litigation Network, Limerick
Details at http://www.iprt.ie/contents/2869

Fri. 29 April 2016:
Yaniv Roznai (The Minerva Centre for the Rule of Law Under Extreme Conditions, University of Haifa) - ʻUnconstitutional Constitutional Amendmentsʻ - Legal and Political Theory Workshop Series, NUI Galway
Details at http://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/research/lptheory/

29 April to 1 May 2016:
Vested Interests and the Law - A Contemporary and Brehon Perspective - Burren Law School, Co. Clare
Details at http://www.burrenlawschool.org

10-11 May 2016:
Fighting Cybercrime: Between Legal Challenges and Practical Difficulties - ICEL and ERA, Dublin
Details at http://www.era.int/?125655&en and http://www.icel.ie/Cybercrime

Fri. 13 May 2016:
Uladzislau Belvusau (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Alexsandra Gliszczynska-Grabias (Poznan Human Rights Centre) and Ioanna Tourkochoriti (NUI Galway) - ʻRemembering Holocaust and other Atrocities Through Lawʼ  - Legal and Political Theory Workshop Series, NUI Galway
Details at http://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/research/lptheory/

Sat. 14 May 2016:  Human Rights - Reimagining Health and Justice, Medico-Legal Society of Ireland, Dublin
Details at http://www.medico-legalsociety.ie

Thu. 19 May 2016:
Tort actions to protect IP rights - IP Law Cafe, Eoin Quill, School of Law, UL, Limerick
Details at http://www.ul.ie/law/sites/default/files/files/IP%20Law%20Cafe%20Brochure%202015-2016.pdf

Fri. 20-May-2016 02:00 PM
The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 - Central Law Training CPD Seminar, Dublin
http://www.cltireland.ie/course.aspx?crseidcode=1074

23-24 May 2016:
(Dis)locating Comparative Law: Annual conference of the Irish Society of Comparative Law, NUI Galway
Details at http://bit.ly/ISCL-2016

24-26 May 2016:
The Politics of Hate: Community, Societal and Global Responses - University of Limerick
Details at http://www.ulsites.ul.ie/hhrg/inhs-conference

25-27 May 2016:
Human Rights: A 21st Century Approach to the Work of Ombudsmen, Belfast
Details at http://www.nihrc.org/news/book-now-for-international-ombudsman-conference-25-27-may-2016

Fri. 3 June 2016:
Procurement Conference - ICEL and Eversheds, Dublin
Details at http://www.icel.ie/procurement2016

9-11 June 2016:  British and Irish Association of Law Librarians Conference, Dublin
Details at http://www.biall.org.uk/events.php

Fri. 10 June 2016:
International and Comparative Law in the 21st Century: Lessons learned, Postgraduate and Early Career Law Conference, Griffith College, Dublin
Details at https://www.griffith.ie/lawconference

16-25 June 2016:
Cinema and Human Rights Summer School, NUI Galway
Details at http://www.chra.ie/summerSchool.php

20-24 June 2016:
NUIG Centre for Disability Law & Policy: 2016 Summer School, Galway
Details at http://www.nuigalway.ie/cdlp/news.html

23-24 June 2016:
North-South Criminology Conference, Maynooth University
Details at http://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/law/news

24 June 2016:
The Role of International Law in Post-Conflict and Post-Colonial Societies - QUB Human Rights Centre, Belfast
Details at http://www.law.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofLaw/News/Title,559799,en.html

27 June to 1 July 2016:
Women and Political Settlements: International, Regional and Local Approaches to Peacemaking - Summer School on Transitional Justice 2016 - Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster, Belfast
Details at http://www.ulster.ac.uk/ulster-life/events/transitional-justice-institute/summer-school-on-transitional-justice-2016

27 June to 1 July 2016:
International Criminal Court Summer School, ICHR, NUI Galway
Details at http://www.nuigalway.ie/irish-centre-human-rights/summerschools/

Tue. 28 June 2016:
Evidence-Informed Decision Making:  Putting research into practice in Criminal Justice - ACJRD, Dublin
Details to follow at http://www.acjrd.ie

Fri. 1 July 2016:
Privacy and Data Protection Conference, ICEL, Dublin
Details to follow at http://www.icel.ie

Fri. 16-Sep-2016 01:30 PM
Current Trends in Employment Law - Central Law Training CPD Seminar, Dublin
http://www.cltireland.ie/course.aspx?crseidcode=1076

Thu. 20 Oct. 2016:
Annual Property Law Conference 2016 - Law Society, Dublin
Details at http://www.lawsociety.ie/Annual_Property_Law_Conference_2016

Law Society Diploma and Certificate courses:  

Details at http://www.lawsociety.ie/Courses--Events/Public-Diplomas-CMS/

Certificate in Practice Development; Certificate in Decision-Making Capacity and Support
Diploma in Arbitration; Diploma in Finance Law; Diploma in Corporate Law and Governance
Diploma in Mediation; Diploma in Technology Law; Diploma in In-House Practice
Diploma in Litigation Management Skills (new); Certificate in Aviation Leasing and Finance
Certificate in Advanced Negotiation; Certificate in Charity Law, Trusteeship and Governance
Certificate in Employment Law Advocacy Skills; Certificate in Commercial Contracts
Certificate in Company Secretarial Law and Practice; Certificate in Trade Mark Law; Diploma in Aviation Leasing and Finance
Diploma in Commercial Property; Diploma in Employme Law
Certificate in Data Protection Practice; Certificate in Environmental and Planning Law
Certificate in Human Rights Law; Diploma in Legal Decision-Making Skills

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Extension of compulsory registration of ownership of land

Minister announces further extension of compulsory registration of ownership of land
(Link to Press Release)

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Brian Lenihan, T.D., today announced that he has signed an Order extending compulsory registration of ownership of land to six further counties. The Order will extend compulsory registration, under the Registration of Title Act, 1964, to the counties of Clare, Kilkenny, Louth, Sligo, Wexford and Wicklow and brings the total number of 'compulsory registration' counties to 12.

The Minister said: "I am determined to make rapid progress on extending registration of land ownership and it is for this reason that I requested the Property Registration Authority to identify additional counties where compulsory title registration could be introduced."

Compulsory registration of ownership of land means that the ownership of the title to the land must be registered in the Land Registry.

Compulsory registration applies in a number of situations:

· Where freehold land has been sold and conveyed to or vested in any person under the land purchase acts or the labourers acts;
· Where freehold land is acquired by a statutory authority, e.g. a Minister, local or public authority, or any company or body established by legislation;
· To sales of freehold land in areas which are the subject of compulsory registration orders made by the Minister;
· To leases (with over 21 years unexpired at the date of registration) by a statutory authority and assignments on sale of such leases in areas which are the subject of compulsory registration orders made by the Minister.

The Minister concluded: "According to the World Bank, efficient property registration systems which facilitate land transactions and protect ownership rights contribute to economic progress and competitiveness. The Bank has identified substantial scope for reducing registration delays and related costs in Ireland and that is why the Property Registration Authority has been given the specific task of promoting and extending land registration. Title registration is also an essential prerequisite for electronic conveyancing of land (eConveyancing) which is capable of yielding additional savings and efficiencies for the benefit of consumers."

In order to give adequate notice to legal practitioners and conveyancers, the new Order takes effect on 1 October 2008 and is available on www.prai.ie.

21 April 2008


Note to Editors

1. Under previous Orders, compulsory registration was extended to the following counties :

- Carlow, Laois and Meath in 1970 and

- Longford, Roscommon and Westmeath in 2005.

2. In extending compulsory registration in this Order, consideration was given to the facts that over 96% of all land in Counties Clare, Kilkenny, Louth, Sligo, Wexford and Wicklow is already registered in the Land Registry and that digital mapping is 'live' in each of these counties.