The Irish Criminal Law Update is a monthly update, briefing practitioners of relevant Irish criminal law developments and is written by Ruth Colgan BL and Laura Byrne exclusively for subscribers of the Bloomsbury Professional Irish Criminal Law Service. Each update shall contain commentary on new cases and legislation.
Authors and Compilers: Laura Byrne BL
Ruth Colgan is a barrister practising on the Western Circuit and Dublin. She practices in the area of general civil law, family law and criminal law.
Laura Byrne BL is a practising barrister on the Western and Midlands Circuit. She has a general practice, specialising in criminal law and family law. Laura holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin, where her thesis was entitled ‘The Potential Role of the Right to Procreative Autonomy in Irish Law in Relation to the Use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies’.
Previous Contributors: Ruth Colgan BL, Ciara Hallinan, Solicitor; Edward Doocey BL and Grainne Quinn BL.