Michael Hegarty > Reddy Charlton LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Michael Hegarty

+353 1 661 9500 mhegarty@reddycharlton.ie View profile

Work Department

Litigation Department, Professional Discipline and Regulation

Position

Consultant & Notary Public

Career

Expertise

• Employment law
• Judicial Review
• Professional discipline and regulation
• Defamation
• Commercial litigation
• Personal injuries (both plaintiff and defendant)

Recent Work Highlights

• Landmark cases in High Court and Supreme Court, including many Judicial Review cases
• Regularly represents clients before the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court, formerly the Rights Commission Service, the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Equality Tribunal
• Acted for the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) for almost 20 years
• Unique insight into all matters of the law concerning An Garda Síochána, including Garda Compensation and Disciplinary matters and Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC)
• Tribunals, including the Morris Tribunal, the Beef Tribunal and currently the Charleton Tribunal
• Represented Gardaí in the O’Higgins Commission
• Judicial Inquiry surrounding the death of Sergeant Michael Galvin in Donegal
• Played a significant part in establishing the Commission of Investigation into Leas Cross Nursing Home and in drafting the Commission’s terms of reference.
• Former managing partner of Smyth O’Brien Hegarty prior to joining Reddy Charlton as a consultant in 2017

Education

• Qualified as a solicitor in 981
• BCL, University College Dublin
• Diploma in Employment Law
• Diploma in Commercial Litigation
• Diploma in Mediation
• Accredited CEDR Mediator
• Notary Public