Law Colloquium Allegedly Appoints “Emergency” Committee Despite Warnings from Law School

“According to a statement on their Instagram, the Law Colloquium at Trinity has entered an “emergency” session. The Law Colloquium was recently told to cease and desist all use of Trinity branding for their activities and warned that any Trinity students on the committee would face disciplinary action. They said that the committee had been “restored” and “is continuing its work” after declaring “a state of emergency given the severe threat to [their] organisation’s existence”. They added that, “For safety reasons” the names of committee members would not be disclosed. They went on to “strongly condemn” the actions of the law professor who sent the initial email. They have also launched a GoFundMe campaign to “support the growth and development of the Colloquium, ensuring that [they] can continue to provide value to students and the wider academic community”. Their full statement is as follows: “Despite the significant and ongoing pressure, we are proud to announce that the Committee of the TCD Law Student Colloquium has been restored and is continuing its work. We warmly thank everyone who reached out, joined us, and supported us during this difficult time; your courage means everything. Following a formal Committee meeting and in accordance with our Constitution, we have declared a state of emergency given the severe threat to our organisation’s existence. For safety reasons, and given our concerns arising from the conduct of Professor Oran Doyle, we will not be disclosing the names of new members at this time. The Chair of the Colloquium remains Lukian Pudliak. We express our unconditional support for his RESISTANCE in the face of 3 complaints submitted personally by Professor Oran Doyle to the Junior Dean’s Office, the freezing of his academic progression, and explicit threats demanding he cease all Colloquium activity. We strongly condemn the actions of Professor Oran Doyle and other persons involved in intimidating students who made a free and voluntary choice to join the Сolloquium; they did nothing wrong. This behaviour falls gravely short of Trinity’s standards and has deeply humiliated our members, which is wholly unacceptable. We sincerely hope that no one else will ever have to experience anything like this. We took a 14-day pause to allow for de-escalation. Regrettably, we have observed only that everything has become even worse. We have done nothing wrong and have no desire to intensify this. We simply wish to continue our work in peace. We are preparing a full summary of what happened and will keep you informed about further updates during this and next week. We are grateful to have this platform; individually, we could not have stood with this issue alone. If you have experienced similar treatment, please reach out via our website. Your voice will be heard and treated with the utmost care, respect and confidentiality. Please share this post so our community stays informed. — 19th Emergency Committee, TCD Law Student Colloquium” The professor in question has been reached out to for comment. This is a developing story.

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