14/01/2026
A law that seeks to entrench the Investment Court System – a secretive system of tribunals that serve corporate interests – in Ireland is being quietly pushed through the Oireachtas.
This new law would allow vulture funds to sue the state if it introduced legislation that impacted their profits, as in, rent caps, improved standards for accommodation and possibly even investing in public housing and building.
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ceta-private-investor-courts-corporate-power-and-how-we-stop-it-tickets-1979854769913?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join the Comhlámh Trade Justice Group on Thursday 15th January, 2025 online on Zoom 7.30pm – 9pm Irish time to hear more about this disastrous Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025, and what we can do to stop it.
Featuring:
- Attracta Uí Bhroin - Environmental Law Ireland
- Senator Alice Mary Higgins
- Leah Sullivan - Trade & Climate Policy Coordinator with Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
- Barry Finnegan - EU Trade Policy Researcher with the Comhlámh Trade Justice Group, and Lecturer Griffith College
