Seminar for those who cover the courts and those who commission them
Significant changes covering access to court documents are coming into force. This one-day seminar, arranged by NUJ Dublin P and PR branch, at the Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street, Dublin 7, on Saturday November 17, explains those changes and includes advice on what documents are available under this new regime, and how to access them. The significance of these changes is underlined by the attendance of Chief Justice Frank Clarke. The seminar is free but registration is necessary, email gerry.curran@courts.ie
Accessing Court Papers / Social Media & the Courts
Seminar
The Courts Service, and the NUJ
– Dublin P&PR Branch
Court Reporting ….. Accessing Court Documents…. Social Media and the Courts…. Issues in quality court reporting….. Contempt & Privilege changes
Criminal Courts of Justice
Parkgate Street, Dublin 7
Saturday November 17th 2018
Pre-registration required @: gerry.curran@courts.ie
Speakers and Times
9:30 a.m. Registration and Welcome
– Gerry Curran, Media Relations Advisor The Courts Service
– Introduction to issues Seamus Dooley Assistant General Secretary of the NUJ
10:00 a.m. Privilege and Court Reporting: Contempt: Social Media issues:
Consultation on Change
Speaker: Ray Byrne Commissioner of the Law Reform Commission
10:35 a.m. Discussion on paper
11:00 a.m. Social Media and the Courts – Need for Direction
The Chief Justice of Ireland, Mr Justice Frank Clarke
11:45 a.m. Social Media and Journalists – Keeping Safe & Sane – in court and out
Sian Jones, President of the National Union of Journalists
12:30 p.m. Discussion on same
Lunch Break – many local venues on corner – Nancy Hands are expecting a group
2:00 p.m. – Accessing Court Documents: Introduction by Gerry Curran, the Courts Service
– The Life of a High Court case – accessing what documents and when – Kevin O’Neil, Chief Registrar of the High Court Central Office
– Reporting local Courts in action – What can be accessed in Circuit and District Cases – and what cannot be – Peter Mullan Director of Circuit and District Operations of the Courts Service.
Discussion on same
3:00 p.m. The Practicalities of Court reporting: Orla O’Donnell RTE Legal Affairs Correspondent – “do’s and don’t’s / the highs and lows / the challenges of Court reporting”.
Also For Discussion – accessing national news for local reporters/ outlets/ titles / turning local stories into national reads
Non NUJ Journalists and student journalists are invited to attend this event – Officials will be on hand to take queries about issues all throughout the day. Register gerry.curran@courts.ie