17 Apr 2026
The Corporate and Insolvency Bar Association is pleased to announce its Annual Conference 2026.
Time & Date: Friday 17th April, 2026. 2:00 - 5:30pm
Location: DDRC
CPD Points: 3.5
Conference Schedule
1.15pm | Registration and light lunch
2.00pm | Welcome by John Kennedy SC, Chair of CIBA
2.05pm | Opening speech by Rossa Fanning SC, Attorney General
2.20pm | Panel discussion – “Avoiding pitfalls in corporate litigation”:
Shelley Horan SC (chair)
Eoin McCullough SC
Stephen Brady BL
Kieran Wallace, Interpath
3.00pm | Lecture – “Equitable remedies in an insolvency context”:
Caren Geoghegan SC
Katie Nagle BL
3.40pm | Tea and Coffee break
4.00pm | Panel discussion – “Issues in cross-border liquidations”:
John Lavelle BL (chair)
Kelley Smith SC
Keith Farry BL
John Donald, Arthur Cox
4.40pm | Fireside chat: Ms Justice Costello, President of the Court of Appeal in conversation with Mr Justice Michael Quinn
5.20pm | Closing of conference by John Kennedy SC
5.30pm | Networking: drinks reception and canapes