The Hon Mr Justice Anthony M Collins
Judge, Court of Appeal; former Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union; former President of Chamber, General Court of the European Union.
Mr Ciarán Toland SC
Senior Counsel, Bar of Ireland & Bar Library of Northern Ireland
Mr Benedict Blunnie BL
Benedict is a barrister in the full-time employment of the State. Formerly, he was a senior legal adviser in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Ms Aisling Feighery
Aisling is Head of Technology Strategy in Allied Irish Banks plc.
Ms Hilkka Becker
Hilkka is the Chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal. She is a Solicitor (Ireland) and an Advocate of Law (Germany).
Ms Rosa Eivers
Rosa is a Senior Solicitor at Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.
Dr David Fennelly SC
David is a Senior Counsel practising from the Law Library, Dublin and also an assistant professor in the School of Law, Trinity College Dublin.
Ms Anne Fitzpatrick BL
Anne is Advisory Counsel at the Office of the Attorney General and EU Law Lecturer at the Honorable Society of King's Inns.
Professor Tobias Lock
Tobias holds the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law and Fundamental Rights in National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Professor Christopher McCrudden CBE MRIA FBA BL
Christopher is Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen's University Belfast and William W Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a practising barrister at Blackstone Chambers in London.
Ms Bernadette Quigley SC
Bernadette is a Senior Counsel at the Bar of Ireland.
Ms Moira Smyth KC
Moira is a King's Counsel at, and former Chair of, The Bar of Northern Ireland.
Dr Vincent Power SC
Vice-President, ICEL; Board Member, 1995-2025; Senior Counsel; Partner, A&L Goodbody Solicitors
Ms Maria O'Connell FCA
Chartered Accountant; Non-Executive Director; Former Vice-President - Business Strategy & Governance, State Street Global Advisors Europe Ltd
Mrs Aisling Cormican
Associate General Counsel, Meta; Vice-Chairperson, Nomination, Employment & Remuneration Committee
Ms Anne Fitzpatrick BL
Advisory Counsel (Grade II), Office of the Attorney General; ICEL Assistant Director (Brexit) 2016-2018
The Hon Mr Justice Anthony M Collins
Judge, Court of Appeal; former Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union; former President of Chamber, General Court of the European Union.
Professor Tobias Lock
Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law and Fundamental Rights, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Professor Christopher McCrudden CBE MRIA FBA BL
Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen's University Belfast; William W Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School; practising barrister at Blackstone Chambers in London and the Bar of Northern Ireland.
Dr David Fennelly SC
Senior Counsel; Assistant Professor, School of Law, Trinity College Dublin
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