Biography

Andrea Mulligan LL.B (Dub) LL.M (Harv) BL graduated from the Law School with first class honours in 2009 and with merit from the Honorable Society of the King’s Inns in 2012. She holds a Master’s Degree from Harvard Law School, where she concentrated on Bioethics and Constitutional Law. She is currently pursuing a PhD under the supervision of Professor William Binchy focusing on the regulation of reproductive technologies in Ireland. On the LL.B Andrea has lectured in Public Interest Law and tutored Legal Skills and Administrative Law, and she has lectured LL.M students in Medicine and the Law. She currently lectures on the LL.M in Law and Bioethics.

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Professional Qualifications

Barrister-at-Law Degree, the Honorable Society of King’s Inns, 2012

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Awards

• Ussher Fellowship (2010-2013)
  
• Dean’s Scholar in Legal Issues in the Regulation of Reproductive Technologies, Harvard Law School (2010)
  
• Fulbright Scholar (2009-2010)
  
• Kingsmill Moore Prize (2008)
  
• Lucy Gwynn Prize (2008)
  
• Elected Scholar of Trinity College (2007)
  
• Entrance Exhibition (2005)

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Research Interests

• Bioethics
• Reproductive Technologies
• Constitutional Law
• Public Interest Law
• Administrative Law

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Education Details

• PhD Candidate, Trinity College Dublin (2010 to date)
  
• Barrister At Law Degree, Honorable Society of the King’s Inns (2010-2012)
  
• LL.M, Harvard Law School (2009-2010)
  
• LL.B, Trinity College Dublin (2005-2009)

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Employment Details

School of Law, Trinity College Dublin:

• Lecturer in Law and Bioethics (2012 - to date)
  
• Lecturer in Medicine and the Law (2011-2012)
  
• Lecturer in Public Interest Law (2011-2012)
  
• Tutor and Course Co-ordinator (2010-2012)
  
• Seminarist in Administrative Law (2010-2011)

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Memberships /Associations /Publications

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Publications

“From Murray v Ireland to Roche v Roche: Re-evaluating the Constitutional Right to Procreate in the Context of Assisted Reproduction” (2012) 35 DULJ 261

“Frozen Embryo disposition in Ireland After Roche v Roche” (2011) 46(1) IrJur 202.

“Tortious Liability for Mistakes in IVF: Duty of Care, Public Policy and the Non-Identity Problem in A(A Minor) and B(A Minor) v A Health and Social Services Trust” (2011) 34 DULJ 256.

“Roche v Roche: Some Guidance for Frozen Embryo Disputes”, (2010) 13 TCLR 168.

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