Legal Aid Board conference to focus on family law reform

Philip O'Leary

Speakers at the annual conference include members of the judiciary, the Law Society of Ireland, senior representatives of key Government departments, civil society organisations, and solicitors and mediators with extensive experience and insight into the family law system.

Philip O’Leary, chairperson of the Legal Aid Board, said: “I look forward to this conference which will provide a shared space for practitioners and stakeholders in the family justice system to examine the key priorities and opportunities for change.

“The Legal Aid Board fully recognises that policy in the area of family justice is a matter for Government. However it is beneficial to enable the experiences of those who administer and work in the family justice system to be shared so as to guide reform for the benefit of its customers and society.”

Around 170 people are expected to attend the conference in the National Gallery of Ireland, including family law and mediation practitioners and representatives of groups working in the family justice sector.