Private and Commercial Law

Private and Commercial Law

The Private and Commercial Law research cluster is based in the School of Law, and includes leading academics with an international reputation for excellence in critical scholarship, teaching and public engagement. Our work focuses on all aspects of labour and business, ranging from employment and business regulation, corporate governance and commercial practice, to international trade law, competition law and dispute resolution, including commercial mediation and international arbitration.

Current research themes include employee and consumer protection, workplace health and safety, intellectual property and biotechnology, mortgage regulation, the regulation of precarious work, and the impact of technology, particularly artificial intelligence and robotics, on labour markets, business practices and financial regulation. Members of the cluster are also engaged in research concerning international and national efforts aimed at addressing the responsibilities of business with respect to human rights.

Cluster members:

• Martin Hogg (Cluster Leader)
• Peter O'Loughlin
• Anna-Louise Hinds
• Connie Healy
• Ursula Connolly
• Maureen O'Sullivan
  
• Geraint Howells
• Rónán Kennedy