Barrister Profile

Main Areas of Practice

Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Criminal Law
Land Law
Personal Injury

Biography

Séamas was called to the Bar in 2019 having spent 8 years working across the FinTech and Alternative Legal Services industries for multinational organisations in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Séamas is currently accepting instructions in all areas; however, he has a particular interest in criminal law, civil litigation and judicial review, having spent the majority of his pupillage in these areas.

Qualifications

2009; LL.B (Hons) Second Class Honours, First Division; Queen’s University Belfast

2019; Degree of Barrister-at-Law; The Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland

2019; Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies; Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast

• Awarded 4th place and “Spirit of Mediation” award whilst representing IPLS at INADR International Mediation Tournament, Athens, Greece.
• Member of successful IPLS Eoin Higgins Moot team
• Competed in IPLS Moot final hosted at Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Experience

Prior to the Bar, Séamas worked across a number of corporate roles for multinationals in the financial technology and the alternative legal services sectors. During his time in these roles he gained invaluable experience in commercial negotiation, contract, strategy and financial planning.