Role of the Committee

The role of the Criminal Law Committee is to contribute to the Law Society’s vision to be the trusted voice of a respected solicitors’ profession in the criminal law sphere by: The objectives of the Committee are:

1. To represent the interests of criminal law practitioners with various state bodies
2. To monitor developments in criminal law practice and responding to issues facing criminal law practitioners as they arise
3. To make submissions on law reform in relation to criminal justice and participating in oireachtas committee hearings
4. To publish Law Society guidance for solicitors providing criminal defence legal services including Garda station legal services
5. To develop education programmes in conjunction with Law Society Professional Training

Members and Secretary

Chair: Shane McCarthy

Vice-Chair: Amanda Connolly

Members

• John Anderson
• Yvonne Bambury
• Aoife Corridan
• Cairbre óg Finan
• Alan Gannon
• Helena Kiely
• Aidan Leahy
• Margaret McEvilly
• Gary Mulchrone
• Fergus Mullen
• Joan O’Brien
• Michael O’Connor
• John O’Doherty
• Emer O’Sullivan
• Richard Young

Secretary: Patricia Harvey

Contact Us

Please email any queries to the Committee Secretary, Patricia Harvey.