News & Events
Upcoming events will be announced soon
CBA Annual Construction Law Conference 2023
Date: Friday 5th May 2023
Start Time: 2pm
Location: Distillery Building
CBA Tech Talk – Defective Buildings- Consideration of the Irish and UK Approaches
Date: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Start Time: 9am
Location: Online Platform – ZOOM
Speaker: Deirdre Ní Fhloinn BL
Session will be chaired by James Burke BL
CBA Tech Talk - "Smash & Grab" Adjudications
Date: Thursday 16th February 2023
Start Time: 4.30pm
Location: Gaffney Room
Speaker: Gerard Meehan SC
Session will be chaired by James Burke BL
Construction Law and Dispute Resolution
at a Sprint
Date: Thursday 19th January 2023
Start Time: 4.00pm
Location: Gaffney Room
The CBA has challenged six leading members of the Inner and Outer bars to succinctly summarise Irish construction law and dispute resolution in 15 minute parcels. This (undoubtedly overly ambitious) event is perfect for new practitioners, for established practitioners who might dabble in the area and, of course, for those us who certainly could benefit from a refresher upon the mainstays of construction law.
CBA Tech Talk – Practical Issues in Arbitration
Date: Wednesday 7th December 2022
Start Time: 4.30pm
Location: Gaffney Room and Online
Speaker: Brian Kennedy SC
Session will be chaired by James Burke BL
CBA Tech Talk – Price Inflation in the Construction Industry
Date: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Start Time: 9am
Location: Online Platform – ZOOM
Speaker: Sean Carr, Partner, McCann Fitzgeralds LLP
Session will be chaired by James Burke BL
CBA Tech Talk - Business Interruption Insurance and Construction
Date: Wednesday 19 October 2022
Start Time: 9am
Location: Online Platform – ZOOM
Speaker: Reg Jackson SC
Session will be chaired by James Burke BL
Podcast: Construction Law in Focus | Specialist Bar Series
What’s new in Construction Law? In the first episode of our Specialist Bar series, Ali Bracken Ziad BL interviews Barra McCabe BL, a barrister practicing in Construction Law. Topics range from the Construction Bar Association itself, to the latest developments and trends in this area of practice.
Posted June 27, 2022
CIArb – The Construction Contracts Act 2013… six years on
Date: Wednesday 13th July 2022
Time: 1.00pm (lunch & registration) (Conference 1.50pm sharp)
Venue: CIF, Construction House, D06 C6T2 and online via Zoom
In-person tickets are limited and registration online here is essential. Online tickets are also available and you can register here. Further details will be issued closer to the event date. Limited carparking will be available but you are encouraged to use public transport where possible.
For any queries please contact Jennifer on info@ciarb.ie.
Posted May 10, 2022
CBA Satellite Event with Dublin International Disputes Week 2022
Date: Thursday 16th June 2022
Start Time: 4.30pm- 5.30pm
Location: Gaffney Room & Online
Speakers:
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Philip Britton
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Kim Vernau
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Matthew Bell
This event is being held in conjunction with the Dublin International Disputes Week 2022.
Posted May 9, 2022
In Pictures: 2022 CBA Annual Construction Law Conference
Panel 1 on Adjudication – Chaired by Jonathan FitzGerald BL. Speakers: James Burke BL, The Hon Mr Justice Garrett Simons and Mrs Justice Finola O’Farrell DBE
Panel 2 on Insurance & Construction – Chaired byMrs Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan. Speakers included Robert Fitzpatrick SC, John Kennedy SC and Lydia Bunni BL.
Posted April 7, 2022
Annual Construction Law Conference 2022
The Construction Bar Association is delighted to invite you to attend its 8th major open conference event, starting at 2.00pm on Friday 6th May 2022 (registration from 1.30pm), at the Atrium, Distillery Building.
Refreshments will be available at registration and mid-afternoon. The conference will finish at 5.30pm approx. and a drinks reception will follow.
Topics will include;
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Adjudication
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Insurance
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Multi-Unit Developments
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Suspension & Termination
CIArb 40th Anniversary Lunch The Westbury Hotel Friday 29th April
Posted April 5, 2022
Location: The Westbury
Date: 29th April 2022 @ 12.30pm
Special Guest of Honour: Louise Reilly BL (Irish Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration & ICSID Panel of Arbitrators)
After Luncheon Speaker: Jim Power, Economist
Launch of: ‘The Early History of the CIArb Irish Branch’, and ‘AR20 – CIArb All Ireland ArbitrationRules’
Annual Lunch Tickets: €90 / Seat
Discount for half and full tables
Price includes wine and a copy of both publications launched
Enquiries: info@ciarb.ie / 01 817 5307 / www.ciarb.ie
Booking Links:
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Full table of 8 seats – discounted to €650 (normally €720)
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Half-table of 4 seats – discounted to €340 (normally €360)
Posted March 28, 2022
Call for Entries
Entries must be original and not previously published in any periodical, journal, or similar work of an academic or professional nature, including online or printed reports or articles used in the promotion of an entrant’s practice or business. The award of prizes or commendations is at the discretion of the CBA through its Judging Panel. Entries must not exceed 5,000 words (excluding footnotes).
Entrants should not put their names (or their firm’s name) anywhere on their entry.
Entries should be in pdf format, sent by email to cba@lawlibrary.ie , with the subject line ‘CBA Essay Competition’, no later than 5pm on Friday, 3 June 2022, and with the author’s name and telephone number in the body of the email.
Posted February 25, 2022
CBA Tech Talk – Will Judicial Review spoil the Adjudication Party?
Date: Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Start Time: 9am
Location: Online Platform – ZOOM
Speaker: Gavin Wilson, Civil Engineer, Belfast Harbour Commissioners
Session will be chaired by James Burke BL
Posted February 16, 2022
Code of Practice for Tendering
The Liaison Committee for the Construction Industry is happy to announce the publication of the new Code of Practice for Tendering. This text is a revision to the previously published 2006 and 2018 editions and includes significant additions and detailed explanations of key subject areas, updates for legislative amendments and a more comprehensive set of appendices which will help guide those involved in the construction industry through the tendering process for private works in Ireland.
The Liaison Committee for the Construction Industry was established by agreement between the Constituent Bodies: Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI); Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI); Construction Industry Federation (CIF); Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI); and Institution of Engineers of Ireland, trading as Engineers Ireland (IEI).
Hardcopies of the Code of Practice for Tendering are now available in the RIAI bookshop, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 for €30. A digital version of the Code will also be made freely available on the Liaison Committee website
Posted January 20, 2022
Recording – Residential Construction Law Book Launch
The Construction Bar Association of Ireland in conjunction with Hart Publishing is pleased to invite you to the Irish launch of Residential Construction Law, published in 2021 by Hart Publishing, by authors Philip Britton and Matthew Bell, with specialist contributions from Kim Vernau and Deirdre Ní Fhloinn BL.
Posted January 5, 2022
CBA Tech Talk: Updates from the TCC – A year in review
Date: 16 February 2022
Start Time: 9am
Location: Online Platform – ZOOM
Speaker: Michael Judge BL
Session will be chaired by James Burke BL
Posted January 5, 2022
CBA Tech Talk – Procurement and State Funding – a change in the landscape
Date: 26 January 2022
Start Time: 9am
Location: Online Platform – ZOOM
Speaker: Donogh Hardiman BL
Session will be chaired by James Burke BL
