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Probate Bar Annual Conference

9 Dec 2022

The inaugural Probate Bar Association (PBA) conference, entitled ‘The Essential Update for the Probate Practitioner’, took place on December 9, 2022.

The inaugural Probate Bar Association (PBA) conference, entitled ‘The Essential Update for the Probate Practitioner’, took place on December 9, 2022. The event was chaired by Catherine Duggan BL, with opening remarks by Ms Justice Butler. Speakers included: Prof. Rónán Collins, Director of Stroke Services and Consultant Physician in Tallaght Hospital, who spoke on capacity and older persons; Susan O’Connell, solicitor, O’Connell Brennan, who presented on ‘Practical Capacity Issues in a Private Client Setting’; Áine Flynn, Director, Decision Support Services (DSS), on the role of the DSS in the context of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the support service; and, Michael Hourican SC on recent case law in the areas of probate and succession.




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