Shane K O’Driscoll BL

  • Junior Counsel: 2005
Qualifications:

B.Sc. Computational Linguistics

Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial/Chancery
  • General Common Law
  • General Practice
  • Tort & Personal Injury Law
Specialisation:
  • Computer & E-Commerce Law
  • Data Protection Law
  • Intellectual Property & Franchise Law
  • Medical Law
  • Tax Law
Shane K O’Driscoll BL
Circuits:

Dublin
Eastern
Memberships:
Bar of England & Wales
Other Memberships:
Revenue Bar Assoc. (UK)
Other Languages:
German (Fluent)
Direct Professional Access:
Provided

Shane O’Driscoll accepts instructions across all aspects of tax law, data protection and related commercial matters. He has a particular interest in technology. He is dual qualified as an Irish barrister and in England and Wales and in addition to his Irish practice, he is a tenant in the leading tax chambers in England,  Old Square Tax Chambers

Shane has significant commercial experience. He was in practice at the bar in Ireland (2005-2012), appearing regularly before courts of all levels, with a general Civil practice. In 2012, he temporarily left the Bar for the commercial world, holding senior legal roles responsible for Europe and the Middle East in software and technology companies, while also leading on GDPR.

He was a computer programmer in a former life and has technical expertise and a fundamental understanding of the workings of crypto currency, blockchain and related technologies.

Shane is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and a Certified Bitcoin Professional.

He has rights of audience in the Courts of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”).

In 2022 Shane was appointed to the European Data Protection Board’s Expert Panel in the areas of:

  • Technical expertise in new technologies and information security, and
  • Legal expertise in new technologies.

 

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Contact

Mobile
0044-740 160 4515
Email
sodriscoll@lawlibrary.ie
Address
Law Library Four Courts Dublin 7
LinkedIn
@Shane K O'Driscoll

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