The Housing Agency and the Construction Bar Association of Ireland will jointly host a lunchtime webinar about recent developments in law affecting high-density housing and MUDs.
The hour-long session will take place at 12pm on Tuesday 29 September.
Registration is required to participate in this free webinar. To register please visit https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xl0n1Dx8T_WXNelMjZcStg. Places are limited to 500 participants, on a first-come first-served basis.
Webinar Programme
- Introduction & background – Deirdre Ní Fhloinn, BL, and David Rouse, The Housing Agency
- Presentations:
- The Statute of Limitations in Property Damage Cases: Recent Developments – Anita Finucane, BL
- Recent challenges to Strategic Housing Developments – Mema Byrne, BL
- Regularisation of common area title when the developer is struck off – Patricia Burke, BL
- Q&A.
Please note that this session will be recorded for future use.
Speaker Bios
Anita Finucane BL
Anita was called to the Bar in 2014. She practices and lectures in the areas of common law, chancery and non-jury matters and construction law. Anita is a member of the Bar Council 2019/2020 and Chair of the Young Bar Committee. Anita coordinates the relationship between the Association and the Young Bar.
Mema Byrne BL
Mema Byrne BL is a practicing barrister, member of the Law Library since 2003, and elected member of the Bar Council of Ireland. Mema has a wide civil practice with an emphasis on commercial disputes and property law. Mema is a Chairperson with the Mental Health Commission, an Adjudicator with the Private Residential Tenancies Board and a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal. She specialises in landlord and tenant, housing, land law, conveyancing, probate and local government law. Mema is the author of “Landlord and Tenant- The Commercial Sector” (Round Hall, 2014), and has contributed to the Conveyancing and Property Law Journal and the Local Government Law Review. Mema has previously lectured in land law, landlord and tenant law, and company law.
Patricia Burke, BL
With many years’ experience in the commercial world, both domestically and internationally, Patricia practises in land law, and commercial landlord and tenant. She specialises in resolving commercial disputes – contract and company. Apart from her commercial practice, she also specialises in the area of probate and trusts.
