A Charity Law Seminar hosted by Employment Clinic
Employment Clinic will make a donation to ww.Turn2me.ie

Charity Law Updates – Employment law duties, The Charities Act 2009, Financial Obligations and Health & Safety considerations.

This seminar will coincide with the forthcoming budget which may have a significant impact on the Irish charitable sector, our panel of experts will deliver a summary of key aspects of the budget and how this will affect Irish charities.

When: Thursday December 9th, 2pm - 4:30pm, registration 1:30pm
Where: D4 Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin 4.
Price: €99 per delegate, group rates also available

2 CPD Points will be awarded

Moderated by:

Dr. Gerald Kean

The event will be moderated by Dr. Kean who is an accomplished solicitor with over 30 years experience, representing many Irish celebrities and a number of premiership footballer players. Dr. Kean is renowned for his generous support to a number of charities, and donated all proceeds from his book to charity. Dr. Kean and his wife Lisa recently hosted the Gerald Kean & Lisa Murphy Golf Classic for charity in Palmerstown House Golf Club in aid of The Hope Foundation. All funds raised benefited children living in appalling conditions on the streets of Calcutta.

Speakers:

1. Dr. Oonagh Breen

Dr Breen specialises in the area of comparative charity regulation and non-profit-state collaboration in public policy formation and development. A co-author of the Law Society's Report, Charity Law: The case for reform (2002), Dr. Breen was appointed by the Department of Community Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to write an external report on the submissions received during the Department's charity law reform consultation process in 2004. Dr. Breen has worked with non-profit representatives, the Law Reform Commission and the Irish Government on issues relating to the reform of charity law.

2. Oisin Scollard BL

Oisin is a Barrister and Legal Counsel with Employment Clinic a specialised Legal HR consultancy. Oisin is a specialist in employment law, having practised at the bar of Ireland for over 4 years and more recently assuming the position of legal counsel with Employment Clinic. Oisin writes a weekly column for the Sunday Tribune on employment law matters. Oisin is also co-founder of the mental health charity www.turn2me.ie, an interactive support website for people with personal problems to share, discuss and offload those problems. The charity was setup in the middle of the downturn and despite the lack of funding is continuing to grow and help more people in Ireland.

3. Darren Connolly

Darren is an accountant with the Dublin firm, Byrne, Curtin, Kelly which is a long established Accountancy and Auditor practice. Darren is a board member of a number of charities in Ireland and is an expert in charitable financial regulation and corporate governance matters. Darren also co-authors an analysis of the budget each year, and will be addressing key implications of budget 2010.

4. Gavin Coyle

Gavin Coyle is an expert in Health and Safety and is a founding Director of the Health and Safety consultancy firm, Coyle & Holland. With office locations in Dublin and Chester, and a proven track record of success in the industries the company work in, namely Manufacturing, Corporate, Utilities, Local Authority, Oil & Gas, Construction and Renewable Energy and not for profit. Gavin will address health and safety considerations for charities and in particular volunteers, fundraising, and using off-site locations for charitable purposes.

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