Biography

Hilary Biehler B.A.(Mod.), M.Litt., Ph.D., LL.D. F.T.C.D. (1998), Barrister-at-Law is Professor of Public Law and a Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. She was called to the Irish Bar in 1988 and practised as a barrister for a number of years. Since 1991, she has lectured in the Law School and has taught courses in Administrative Law, Equity, Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law II. She was a Commissioner with the Law Reform Commission from 1997 - 2005 and chaired a Working Group on Reform of Judicial Review Procedure which was set up by the Commission. She was Editor of the Irish Law Reports Monthly from 1993-2008, is the author of a number of books and has written extensively in the fields of Administrative Law, Equity and the law of Trusts and Civil Procedure. She has been Head of the Law School from 2003-2005, 2008-2010 and 2011 to date. She was Vice-Dean of the Schools of Law and Education in 2005-2006 and Pro-Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 2010-2011.

Back to top

Professional Qualifications

Degree of Barrister-at-Law, The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin, 1988  

Back to top

Representations

Commissioner, Law Reform Commission - April 1997 to May 2005.

Back to top

Administrative Functions

Head of Law School, October 2003 to September 2005 and July 2008 to date

Pro-Dean, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, October - December 2007

Interim Head of Law School, July to October 2006

Vice Dean, Schools of Law and Education, October 2005 to July 2006

Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin  1998

 

Back to top

Awards and Honours / Education Details

LL.D. in Law, University of Dublin 2005

Ph.D. in Law, University of Dublin 1999

Degree of Barrister-at-Law, The Honourable Society of King's Inns 1988

M. Litt. in Legal Science, University of Dublin 1988

B.A. (Mod.) in Legal Science, University of Dublin 1986

 

Back to top

Employment Details

Professor of Public Law, Trinity College Dublin, 2012 to date
Professor in Law, Trinity College Dublin, October 2006-2012
Senior Lecturer in law, Trinity College Dublin, October 2001-2006
Lecturer in law, Trinity College Dublin, 1991-2001
Barrister at law, October 1988-1991

Back to top

Memberships /Associations

Back to top

Publications

Civil Procedure in the Superior Courts, 3rd edition, Thomson Reuters (Professional) Ltd, 2012, cxxxii + 1196pp [co-author with Declan McGrath]

Equity and the Law of Trusts in Ireland, 5^th edition Thomson Reuters (Professional) Ireland Ltd, 2011, 1 - 890pp

Judicial Review of Administrative Action: A Comparative Analysis, (2nd ed.), 2009, Thomson, 1-489 pp

The Right to Privacy: A Doctrinal and Comparative Analysis, 2008, Thomson xxxviii + 352 pp

Equity and the Law of Trusts in Ireland (4th ed.), 2007, Published Thomson Round Hall cviii + 828 pp.

Civil Procedure in the Superior Courts [co-author with Declan McGrath], 2005, Published Thomson Round Hall cxxv +891 pp.

Equity and the Law of Trusts in Ireland (3rd ed.), 2003,  Thomson Round Hall ci +740 pp.

Equity and the Law of Trusts in Ireland: Cases and Materials, 2002, Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell, 2002 lx +1093 pp.

Civil Procedure in the Superior Courts [co-author with Declan McGrath], 2002, Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell, cxiii + 722 pp.

Judicial Review of Administrative Action: A Comparative Analysis, 2001, Round Hall Ltd, xl  + 281 pp.

Equity and the Law of Trusts in Ireland ( 2nd ed), 1999, Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell xci  +  706 pp.

The Courts Acts 1924-1997 (2nd ed), 1999, Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell 1999   lxxi + 538 pp.

Equity and the Law of Trusts in Ireland, 1995, Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell lxxviii +  577pp.

The Courts Acts 1924-1991, 1994, Round Hall Sweet and Maxwell xliv + 339 pp.

Back to top

Postgraduate Research Students

Back to top

Links

Back to top