Ms Catherine Allen > Mason Hayes & Curran LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Ms Catherine Allen

+353 86 382 1009 callen@mhc.ie View profile

Work Department

Administrative and Public Law Unit of the Litigation Group.

Position

Partner, Head of Public, Regulatory & Investigations

Career

Catherine is a trusted adviser to many regulators and other public sector bodies regarding how they carry out their public law functions. Catherine has deep familiarity with the requirements of public and administrative law and how these impact on the work of public bodies. She is particularly well-known for her work in the areas of statutory interpretation, investigations, and fair procedures. She is a specialist in judicial review proceedings and other forms of public law litigation.

She also heads our Professional Regulatory group, managing some of the team’s most complex and difficult investigations and inquiries.

Catherine particularly enjoys advising on the complexities of information law as it relates to public and third sector bodies, including freedom of information and data protection.

Memberships

German Irish Lawyers and Business Association (Committee Member); German Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce; British German Jurists’ Association; Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers.

Education

University College Dublin (BCL European Legal Studies); University of Würzburg, Germany (LLM).