The event at Law Society House will address issues including freedom of speech and press freedom; human rights in the Supreme and European courts; the legacy issue from a gender perspective; and voting rights for Irish citizens abroad.

Speakers at this year’s event include Fiona Doherty QC, chair of the Bar of Northern Ireland’s professional conduct committee; Andree Murphy, deputy director of Relatives for Justice; Francine Schott, a retired judge of the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey; Jennifer Frankola, president of the Brehon Law Society of New York; and Gemma McKeown from the Belfast-based Committee on the Administration of Justice.

The opening remarks to the symposium will be delivered by Suzanne Rice, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, and John Fincuane, lawyer and Lord Mayor of Belfast.

Tickets to the CPD-eligible event on Thursday 17 October, 10am-3.30pm, are available online.