Press release
Government Grants Patents of Precedence for Senior Counsels
- Published on: 15 June 2021
- Last updated on: 11 April 2025
The Government recently approved the granting of Patents of Precedence entitling the following barristers and solicitors to use the title Senior Counsel.
| Barristers | Solicitors | ||
| William Abrahamson | Raymond Bradley | ||
| Ray Boland | Geraldine Clarke | ||
| Conor Bourke | Nicola Dunleavy | ||
| John Byrne | Alison Fanagan | ||
| Dermot Cahill | Larry Fenelon | ||
| Oisin Collins | Stuart Gilhooly | ||
| Ruth Fitzgerald | Damien Keogh | ||
| Robert Fitzpatrick | Conor Linehan | ||
| Tom Flynn | Rachel Minch | ||
| Ted Harding | Geoffrey Shannon | ||
| Ronan Lupton | Helen Sheehy | ||
| Elizabeth Maguire | Keith Walsh | ||
| James McGowan | |||
| Barra McGrory | |||
| Brian McInerney | |||
| Yvonne McNamara | |||
| Seamus McNeill | |||
| Suzanne Murray | |||
| Tom O'Malley | |||
| Aillil O'Reilly | |||
| Philipp Rahn | |||
| Cathy Smith | |||
| Fintan Valentine | |||
| Andrew Walker | |||
| Carsten Zatschler |
Patents of Precedence are granted under the terms of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 by the Government, on the advice of the Advisory Committee on the grant of Patents of Precedence. The Advisory Committee consists of the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the High Court, the Attorney General, the Chairperson of the Bar Council, the President of the Law Society, and a lay member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority nominated by the Minister for Justice.