Cathal is a Legal Director in Disputes and a member of Regulatory Group in Ireland. Cathal is also a member of Addleshaw Goddard’s global Sports Sector Group. He has made significant contributions in providing legal advice to regulatory bodies on complex matters, including the scope of European Union law as it applies to An Garda Siochana, the statutory powers of Tribunals of Inquiry and the interpretation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Cathal has extensive expertise in advising Commissions of Investigation and Tribunals of Inquiry on all aspects of their work. As a Barrister, Cathal has more than 12 years’ of advocacy experience in the representation of clients at all jurisdiction levels in the State, including before the Supreme Court. Cathal has also acted for clients in sensitive and publicised matters before the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court and the Coroner’s Court. He is adept at successfully navigating clients through complex and challenging litigation in the fields of public and regulatory law, inquiries, employment law and judicial review.
Cathal O’Currain
