The UCD Law Review is among Ireland’s leading student-run peer-reviewed legal journals. Currently in its 25th Volume, the Review seeks to publish, on an annual basis, a comprehensive and distinguished journal of legal scholarship. Our Review is internationally recognised, providing significant contributions to legal understanding and debate. Our academic advisory board consists of the members of the law faculty in the Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin, which is a top Irish law school in the QS World University Rankings.
The UCD Law Review is proudly sponsored by Arthur Cox.
Editorial Board for Volume 25
Robin Jowett || Editor in Chief
Robin studies Law (BCL) and has returned this year after a leave of absence, when he ran the 113th Session of the UCD Law Society. He has previously served as Deputy Editor of Volume 24, and on the Editorial Board of Volume 23. Robin has a keen interest in areas of medical law, criminal law, and tax law. He also regularly competes successfully in moot court competitions, and has previously won the National Summit Moot Competition.
Stephanie Fitzpatrick || Deputy Editor
Stephanie is a PhD researcher at UCD Sutherland School of Law. Her research relates to EU enforcement of the rule of law. Stephanie is a graduate of KU Leuven, holding an Advanced Masters LL.M. in International and European Public Law. She completed her Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), Law with Politics, at UCD. She was previously a European Parliament Schuman Trainee.
Aoife Devlin || Secretary
Aoife is a final year BCL Law with Politics student from Sligo. She was previously Secretary of the Literary and Historical Society, and is currently Debates Officer for the Cumann Gaelach. She is currently undertaking the legal research module in UCD and exploring migration law, law of the sea, and international human rights law as part of her thesis.
Stéphane de Bairéid || Launch and Event Convenor
Stéphane is a Law with French Law student from Wicklow. He is currently the Auditor of the 170th Session of the Literary & Historical Society, having served as a Debates Convenor during the 169th and 168th Session. This is his third year on the board of the UCD Law Review having been a member of both the 23rd and 24th Editorial Board. Stéphane has a keen interest in legal writing was previously the Legal Correspondent for the UCD College Tribune.
Adrianne Ward || Launch and Event Convenor
Adrianne is a final year Law with Politics student. She has previously acted as Auditor of the Literary and Historical Society, as well as Schools Outreach Officer. Adrianne has a keen interest in debating having been a finalist of the Irish Times Debating Competition Twice.
Cara McCaul || Communications Officer
Cara is a third year law with social justice student studying in the University of Vienna this semester. She received a Bank of Ireland Finance Award for Academic Performance from the Sutherland School of Law. She has extensive experience working in the medicolegal sector in tandem to her studies, as well as experience in hospitality and volunteer work.
Anna Reynolds || Communications Officer
Anna is a 2nd year law and politics student, who engages with societies such as the Law Society as an honorary life membership convenor and enjoys extracurriculars such as British parliamentary style debating. She is particularly interested in commercial/company law and similarly enjoys international and EU law.
Mark McNally || Libraries Officer
Mark is a second year Law with Politics student and is currently the Maidens Convenor for the Literary & Historical Society. Mark has represented the L&H at various debating competitions as a speaker and judge, was part of the 2023 B&L Week Committee with the Student Legal Service and is a UCD peer mentor. In his free time, he enjoys reading and playing chess.
Josh Walsh || Treasurer
Josh is a final-year Business and law student from Wexford. Josh is currently the Deputy Chair of UCD societies and was also the Treasurer of the UCD Law Society in 2024. His interests lie in Commercial, Construction and Tax law. Josh won the Intervarsity Moot in 2024 and was runner-up in this year’s National Moot Competition.
Sophie Galligan || Publication Officer
Sophie is a third year Law with Chinese student from Dublin and is currently studying abroad in Renmin University China in Beijing. She has previously served as a Public Relations Officer for the Law Society of UCD. In her spare time she enjoys going for runs and painting.
Ronan Slattery || Online Publication Officer
Ronan is a final year Business and Law student from Mayo. He has experience in corporate law, largely relating to data protection and technology. He recently completed a semester abroad at the University of Auckland. During his time in New Zealand, Ronan studied the various legal systems of the South Pacific region and wrote on the application of EU law to the territory of French Polynesia. In his spare time, Ronan is a keen runner.
Lhamo Fitzsimons || Online Publication Officer
Lhamo is a final-year Bachelor of Civil Law student at UCD Sutherland School of Law. She serves as Secretary of UCD Games Society and Events Officer of UCD Politics and International Relations Society. Lhamo has a particular interest in Public Law and Judicial Review. Outside of UCD she enjoys volunteering for environmental citizen science projects such as Snapshot Europe and Coastwatch Europe.
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