Ted was called to the Inner Bar in October 2021. He specialises in: Regulatory, Commercial and Media law. His Regulatory law practice has an emphasis on financial regulation and corporate enforcement. Ted also practises in the areas of Professional Negligence litigation; Data Protection law; Judicial Review; and Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring. He is an Accredited Mediator. Ted is an author, a former Editor of The Sunday Business Post and television and radio broadcaster.
In recent years, he has acted in some of the most complex, consequential and prolonged cases to come before the Irish Courts. Among the cases in which he acted were four criminal prosecutions relating to Anglo Irish Bank Corporation and a major civil action by members of businessman Seán Quinn’s family against the Central Bank of Ireland and Others. The cases involved the consideration by the Courts of principles, concepts and propositions for the first time, resulting in the making of new law. Ted also advised in relation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis.
The cases and the inquiry required a command of complex matters of criminal, company, banking and regulatory law, along with accountancy issues. The experience gained enables him to give up-to-date, specialist advice on regulatory, compliance, professional negligence and corporate enforcement issues.
Ted is the only former Editor of a national newspaper in practice who is a member of the Inner Bar. He has an in-depth knowledge of business, corporate and financial affairs. Further, he has first-hand experience of media law is as editor / journalist / publisher and legal adviser. This is a very rare combination at the Bar, giving clients an exceptional perspective.
Ted is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, the Honorable Society of King’s Inns and University College Dublin, from which he holds a Master of Laws degree. He also holds a professional qualification in accounting and finance from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).