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    Mr Patrick McInerney LLB, LLM

    Contact Details

    Title Lecturer (Fixed Term)
    Address School of Law
    Nui Galway
    Telephone: Ext. 4356
    Email:
    ei.yawlagiun@yenrenicm.tap

     

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    Biography:

    “Whilst I enjoyed and benefited hugely from my experience in practice as a solicitor, a strong desire to engage in high quality legal research and an interest in teaching precipitated a move into academia, a move which has already proven to be and hopefully will continue to be hugely rewarding.” 

    Pat McInerney graduated with an LL.B in Law and European Studies from the University of Limerick in 2003. He successfully completed the New York State Bar Exam in July 2003 and was admitted as an Attorney and Counselor at Law in the State of New York in January 2004. He was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in August 2004 and practised as a solicitor for a number of years, initially specialising in residential and commercial conveyancing/commercial law, before branching out into general practice and dealing with such diverse areas as criminal law, family law, commercial law, conveyancing and licensing. Pat left practice to take up a teaching position at the University of Limerick in September 2008, where he lectured in many varied areas of law including company law, land law, media law, legal practice and criminal law. In addition, he graduated with an LL.M (First Class Honours) in European and Comparative Law from the University of Limerick in January 2009. He joined the Law School at NUI, Galway in September 2010 as Lecturer in Law where he is currently lecturing in Company Law, Business Law and Advanced Business Law. Pat is also currently undertaking a PhD in criminal justice in University College Cork.

    Selected Publications


    1. “The Irish Law on Adverse Possession: Pro Adverse Possessor or Paper Owner? A Moral or Public Policy Objective? -A Comparative Analysis” (2008) 13(2) C.P.L.J
    2. “Negligently Inflicted Psychological Harm and the ‘Sudden Shock’ Requirement - A Comparative Analysis”: Irish Society of Comparative Law Conference, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland on 28 February 2009
    3. “Equality of Arms” between the Suspect Interrogated in Garda Custody and the Gardai? - Encroachments on the Right to Silence, the Proposed Safeguards for the Suspect and the Consequent Implications for Garda Accountability?” [2010] 1 JSIJ 1


     
     
       

    Research Interests

    1. Criminal Justice
    2. Company/Commercial Law
    3. Legal Education
    4. Criminal Law
    5. Criminology
     
         

    Peer Reviewed Journals

    McInerney,P. (2010) 'Equality of Arms” between the Suspect Interrogated in Garda Custody and the Gardai? - Encroachments on the Right to Silence, the Proposed Safeguards for the Suspect and the Consequent Implications for Garda Accountability?'. Judicial Studies Institute Journal, 1 . [Details]
    McInerney,P. (2009) 'Do We Need a Jury? - Composition and Function of the Jury and the Trend away from Jury Trials in Serious Criminal Cases'. Irish Criminal Law Journal, 19 (1). [Details]
    McInerney,P. (2009) 'Negligently Inflicted Psychological Harm and the ‘Sudden Shock’ Requirement - A Comparative Analysis'. Electronic Journal of Comparative Law, 13 (3). [Details]
    McInerney,P. (2008) 'The Purchase Money Resulting Trust - Sufficient to Cater for the Property Rights of Cohabitants in Ireland? - Ireland and England Compared'. Conveyancing And Property Law Journal, 13 (4). [Details]
    McInerney,P. (2008) 'The Irish Law on Adverse Possession: Pro Adverse Possessor or Paper Owner? A Moral or Public Policy Objective? -A Comparative Analysis'. Conveyancing and Property Law Journal, 13 (2). [Details]

    Other Journals

    McInerney,P. (2011) '“Reliance on Legal Advice to Remain Silent: Enough to Disallow Adverse Inference Provisions? Recent English Court of Appeal Approach' Criminal Law Online Service . [Details]
                             

    Conference Paper

    McInerney,P. (2011) The Historical Impact of the Social and Political Landscape on the Criminal justice Process. Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference 2011. Conference Paper [Details]
    McInerney,P. (2009) Equality of Arms” between the Suspect Interrogated in Garda Custody and the Gardai? - Encroachments on the Right to Silence, the Proposed Safeguards for the Suspect and the Consequent Implications for Garda Accountability? . University of Limerick International Policing Conference. Strand Hotel, Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
    McInerney,P. (2009) Negligently Inflicted Psychological Harm and the ‘Sudden Shock’ Requirement - A Comparative Analysis. Irish Society of Comparative Law Conference. University of Limerick, Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]
                                                                                                                                   
     

    Associations

    Association: New York State Bar, Function/Role: Member
    Association: New York State Bar Association, Function/Role: Member
    Association: Law Society of Ireland, Function/Role: Member
    Association: Irish Society of Comparative Law, Function/Role: Member
    Association: Irish Association of Law Teachers, Function/Role: Member
    Association: Society of Legal Scholars, Function/Role: Member
                           

    Teaching Interests

    1. Company Law
    2. Business Law
    3. Advanced Business Law
       

    Modules Taught

    2011-2012       : Company Law
    2011-2012       : Business Law
    2011-2012       : Advanced Business Law
    2011-2012       : Company Law
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