Deirdre Flanigan

Year of Call: 2023

Qualifications

LL.B (Hons) (University of Edinburgh)

Dip LP (University of Edinburgh)

LL.M (National University of Ireland)

Special interests

Criminal

Employment

Professional liability and regulation

Public law, including judicial review and human rights

Clerks

Stable telephone number

0141 370 8669

Angela Bath

Laura Kenney

Nicole Ferguson

Biography

Deirdre called to the Bar as a recipient of the Scottish Council for Law Reporting and the Lord Hope Scholarships.

She spent 7 years as a solicitor and has significant advocacy experience in sheriff courts across Scotland, the employment tribunals and in professional disciplinary hearings.

Deirdre’s work on human rights and discrimination law has been published in academic journals and textbooks including the International Journal of Human Rights. She has drafted parallel reports to United Nations’ treaty committees and was a regular contributor to Oxford Publication’s reporting platform for international criminal case law.