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Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal appointees announced
President of the High Court, Ms Justice Mary Irvine Pic: RollingNews.ie Pic: RollingNews.ie
25 Nov 2020 / courts Print

Legal Disciplinary Tribunal has been formed

The appointees to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal have been named. They fall under three categories – ministerial, Law Society and Bar Council nominees.

The High Court President Ms Justice Mary Irvine, making the appointments today (25 November), welcomed the new members to their role and functions, which are assigned under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015.

Majority

In accordance with section 75 of the act, lay members – who must comprise the majority of the tribunal – are nominated by the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, and appointed by the President of the High Court.

Not fewer than six nominees each are appointed by both the Law Society and the Bar Council.

The tribunal must comprise at least 40 per cent men, and 40 per cent women.

The disciplinary tribunal is restricted to “not more than 33 members”.

The High Court President has appointed Tom Coughlan to chair the tribunal.  

        Ministerial nominees

    Nominees of the

    Law Society

     Nominees of the

     Bar Council

 

Dónall Curtin

 

Owen Binchy

 

Bernadette Kirby BL

 

Peter James (Jim) Kitson

 

Helen O’Brien

 

Anne-Marie Lawlor SC

 

Martin Sisk

 

Justin Condon

 

Peggy O'Rourke BL

 

Mary Fennessy

 

Helen Doyle

 

Tom  Mallon BL

 

John Redmond

 

Niall Farrell

 

Peter Ward SC

 

Mary Faulkner

 

Barbara Cotter

 

Ronan Kennedy BL

 

Paddy Keating

 

 

 

 

 

Valerie Bowens

 

 

 

 

 

Martin O'Halloran

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Maguire

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Duggan

 

 

 

 

 

Freda McKittrick

 

 

 

 

 

Fintan Wallis

 

 

 

 

 

Valerie Beatty

 

 

 

 

 

Ruth McCarthy

 

 

 

 

 

Rosemary Smyth

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Harvey

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Coughlan (chair)

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stewart

 

 

 

 

 

Joanne O'Rourke

 

 

 

 

 

Jill Long

 

 

 

 
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