Philip Gavin

Biography

Philip Gavin graduated from the Trinity Law School in 2017 with first class honours in Law and German. He was elected to Trinity Scholarship in 2015. He completed an LLM in International and European Business Law in the Law School in 2016. Prior to commencing his PhD research, Philip attained an MSc in Law and Finance at the University of Oxford whereupon he received the Allen and Overy Prize in Corporate Finance Law. During this time Philip was an Associate Editor of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal. Upon commencing his PhD, Philip was awarded the John A. Boland Studentship by the Law School. His research focuses on the comparative governance of corporate directors and the role creditors play in influencing corporate direction. Philip’s research is funded by the Irish Research Council.

Alongside his research, Philip is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Law School, overseeing the German Law in Context module. Philip has also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Teaching Fellow in the Law School, providing lectures in Company Law and seminars in Private Law Remedies, Administrative Law and the Law of Equity. Philip also works as an Assistant Lecturer in Law in the Technological University Dublin.

Professional Qualifications

Accredited Product Advisor (Loans and Regulations) – Institute of Banking Ireland.

Awards

• Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship (2020)
• Early Career Researcher in the Trinity College Dublin Long-Room Hub (2020)
• John A. Boland Memorial Studentship Recipient (2019)
• Allen and Overy Prize in Corporate Finance Law (University of Oxford) Winner (2019)
• “Highly Commended” Finalist in the Global Undergraduate Awards (2018)
• Elected to Trinity Scholarship (2015)
• Law School Prize for Highest Law and German Senior Freshman Results (2015)
• German-Irish Lawyers and Business Association Student of the Year (2014)
• Bloomsbury Award for Highest Law and German Junior Freshman Results (2014)
• Entrance Exhibitionist, Trinity College Dublin (2013)

Research Interests

• Company Law
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Regulation and Public Oversight
• Comparative Law
• Law and Languages

Education Details

• Doctor in Philosophy (PhD) Candidate, TCD School of Law (2019-Present)
• Msc in Law and Finance (MLF) University of Oxford (2018-2019)
• LLM (International and European Business Law) TCD School of Law (2017-2018)
• LLB (Law and German) TCD School of Law (2013-2017)
• APA (Loans and Regulations) Institute of Banking - University College Dublin (2014)

Employment Details

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin (2020 – Present)
• Assistant Lecturer in Law, School of Languages, Law and Social Sciences, Technical University Dublin (2021 - Present)
• Teaching Fellow in Private Law Remedies (2019)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (2019 – Present)
• Assistant Lecturer in German, School of Languages, Law and Social Sciences, Technological University Dublin (2017-2018; 2019-2020)

Memberships / Associations

Institute of Banking Ireland (2014-Present)

Publications

Contributions to Edited Books

• ‘Directors’ Duty under UK Law to Promote the Success of the Company during the COVID-19 Pandemic’ in Horst Eidenmueller, Luca Enriques, Genevieve Helleringer and Kristen van Zwieten, COVID-19 and Business Law (CH Beck Hart 2020)

Peer Reviewed

• Philip Gavin, ‘Jumping the Gun: Codifying the Duty to Consider the Interests of Creditors in the Companies Act 2014’ (2021) 65 Irish Jurist 138.
• Philip Gavin ‘A Rejection of Absolutist Duties as a Barrier to Creditor Protection: Facilitating Directorial Decisiveness Surrounding Insolvency through the Business Judgment Rule.’ (2021) 15(2) Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law 313.
• Philip Gavin, ‘Islamic Finance Post Financial Crisis: The New Frontier for Justifying Fundamentalism’ (2018) 14(1) Journal of International Law and Islamic Law 1-15.

Other

• Philip Gavin, ‘Linguistic Relativity and the Comparative Formulation of Criminal Sanction in European Union Member States – Part III’ (2020) 38(10) Irish Law Times 143-147.
• Philip Gavin ‘Linguistic Relativity and the Comparative Formulation of Criminal Sanction in European Union Member States – Part II’ (2020) 38(9) Irish Law Times 126-129
• Philip Gavin ‘Linguistic Relativity and the Comparative Formulation of Criminal Sanction in European Union Member States – Part I’ (2020) 38(8), Irish Law Times 115-118.
• Philip Gavin ‘An Evaluation of the Jarring Practical Effects of Separate Legal Personality in an Irish Context: A Response to David Kershaw’ (2020) 38(7) Irish Law Times 95-99.