A weekend of Conflicts and Tensions for Jurisdictions Conference

Left to right: David Barniville, SC, Chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland, Gordon Jackson, QC, James Wolffe, QC, Dean of Faculty, Stephen Hockman, QC, Treasurer of Middle Temple, and Gerald McAlinden, QC, Chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland.

The Faculty of Advocates was a proud host of the 2015 Four Jurisdictions Conference over the weekend, welcoming guests from Middle Temple in London, the Bar Council of Ireland and the Bar of Northern Ireland.

Held annually in turn by each of the jurisdictions, the event is seen as a unique occasion when judges and counsel are brought together to discuss and debate a range of important issues.

Gerry McAlinden QC, Chairman of the Bar Council presented “Victim’s Rights v. Prosecutor’s Objectivity?”, please click here to read the address in full.