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Ms Justice Eileen Roberts joins law-reform body
Ms Justice Eileen Roberts of the High Court Pic: ALG
02 Feb 2024 / lrc Print

Ms Justice Eileen Roberts joins law-reform body

The Government has appointed Ms Justice Eileen Roberts as a member of the Law Reform Commission.

Ms Justice Roberts, who will serve in a part-time capacity, is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin who was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in 1991.

She worked as a solicitor with law firm A&L Goodbody, specialising in commercial litigation, and became both head of litigation and chair of the firm.

Commercial-law experience

Ms Justice Roberts was appointed as a judge of the High Court in July 2022. She sat in the chancery division, before being assigned to the Commercial Court in October 2023.

She will be replacing Ms Justice Niamh Hyland, a commissioner since May 2021, who will step down in February.

The commission’s president, the former Chief Justice Frank Clarke, welcomed the appointment, stating that Ms Justice Roberts’ experience in commercial law would be of great benefit to the commission in its work programme.

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