Biography

Shelley Horan BCL, LL.M, BL is a practicing barrister of five years standing. She graduated from University College Dublin with a BCL (Hons) in 2000, obtained an LL.M (Corporate and Commercial Law) (Hons) in King’s College London in 2005 and graduated with an honours Barrister-at-Law degree from King’s Inns in 2006. Shelley is currently writing her PhD on the Legal Regulation of the Financial Markets and Securities in Ireland. She is also a director of the Project Arts Centre and is training to be an accredited mediator. Shelley has a general practice at the Bar but specialises in commercial and corporate law and intellectual property law. She has published a book on corporate crime, has written a number of papers, has engaged in TV and radio appearances and has made contributions to seminars, especially in the area of corporate/white-collar crime. Shelley is a member of the following: Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development, Arbitration Ireland, Irish Society for European Law, Commercial Litigation Association of Ireland, Irish Criminal Bar Association and Irish Women Lawyer’s Association.

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Professional Qualifications

Barrister-at-Law (The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin, 2005)

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Representations

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Administrative Functions

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Awards and Honours

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Education Details

Masters of Laws in Corporate and Commercial Law (Hons), University of London (King’s College London), 2006

Barrister-at-Law Degree (Hons), The Honorable Society of the King’s Inns, 2005

Bachelor of Civil Laws (Hons), University College Dublin, 2000

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Employment Details

2006- present: practicing Barrister in Dublin in the areas of civil law, commercial law, corporate law, planning and environmental law, intellectual property law, tax law, the law of financial regulation, administrative law, personal injury and defamation law, criminal law and employment law.

Adjunct Lecturer in Law, Trinity College Dublin, 2011 – present:

Adjunct Lecturer in Law, NUI Maynooth, 2011 – present:

Director of the Project Arts Centre, 2011 –present

2004-2009: Legal Researcher for John Gordon SC.

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Memberships /Associations

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Publications

BOOKS

Shelley Horan, Corporate Crime (Bloomsbury Professional, 2011)

ARTICLES

Shelley Horan, "Finding the right punishment for white collar crime", Opinion Piece, The Sunday Business Post, 22nd May 2011

Shelley Horan, “Prosecuting bank officials presents legal challenges,” Opinion Piece, The Irish Times, 11th March 2009

Shelley Horan, “Bank Job,” (2009) 103(3) Law Society Gazette, 20-23

Shelley Horan, “Irish white-collar criminals? An examination of potential offences at law by bankers in default,” (2009) 16(4) Commercial Law Practitioner, 71-78

Shelley Horan, “Agreements to agree: do restitutionary concepts provide a remedy?” (2009) 16(5) Commercial Law Practitioner, 95-102

Shelley Horan, “The fight against cartels: criminal prosecutions for cartel-conduct in Ireland,” (2009) 16(8) Commercial Law Practitioner, 174

Shelley Horan, “Personal liability of directors –the best weapon against corporate crime” (2010) Finance Dublin (February edition).

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Links

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