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'''Paul Anthony McDermott''' (4 February 1972 – 10 December 2019)<ref name="IT Obituary">{{cite news |title=Paul Anthony McDermott obituary: Leading lawyer and academic destined for the bench |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/paul-anthony-mcdermott-obituary-leading-lawyer-and-academic-destined-for-the-bench-1.4111248 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |date=10 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> was an Irish lawyer and academic. He was a prominent criminal lawyer who often prosecuted cases in the Irish superior courts. He was also known as a lecturer in law at [[University College Dublin]] and for frequent commentary on legal matters in the Irish media.
'''Paul Anthony McDermott''', [[SC]] (4 February 1972 – 10 December 2019)<ref name="IT Obituary">{{cite news |title=Paul Anthony McDermott obituary: Leading lawyer and academic destined for the bench |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/paul-anthony-mcdermott-obituary-leading-lawyer-and-academic-destined-for-the-bench-1.4111248 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |date=10 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> was an English-born Irish lawyer and academic. He was a prominent criminal lawyer who often prosecuted cases in the Irish superior courts. He was also known as a lecturer in law at [[University College Dublin]] and for frequent commentary on legal matters in the Irish media.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==

McDermott was born in [[London]] and studied in [[St Paul's College, Raheny]] when his family returned to Ireland.<ref name="IT Obituary" /> He studied law at [[University College Dublin]], at [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius College]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] and at the [[King's Inns]].<ref name="UCD Schedule">{{cite web |title=UCD Law Summer School |url=http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/timetable%20and%20profiles%20on%20one%20pdf.pdf |website=UCD |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> He held a PhD from UCD.<ref name="Gazette 2019">{{cite news |title=UCD law lecturer Paul Anthony McDermott SC has died |url=https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/ucd-law-lecturer-paul-anthony-mcdermott-sc-has-died/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=www.lawsociety.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Speakers |url=https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/sites/www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/files/Booking%20Form%202016.pdf |website=University of Oxford |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> He won the [[Irish Times Debate]] for the King's Inns in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Connolly |first1=John |title=Presenting future stars? |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/presenting-future-stars-1.31012 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>
McDermott was born in [[London]] and studied in [[St Paul's College, Raheny]] when his family returned to Ireland.<ref name="IT Obituary" /> He studied law at [[University College Dublin]], at [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius College]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] and at the [[King's Inns]].<ref name="UCD Schedule">{{cite web |title=UCD Law Summer School |url=http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/timetable%20and%20profiles%20on%20one%20pdf.pdf |website=UCD |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> He held a PhD from UCD.<ref name="Gazette 2019">{{cite news |title=UCD law lecturer Paul Anthony McDermott SC has died |url=https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/ucd-law-lecturer-paul-anthony-mcdermott-sc-has-died/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=www.lawsociety.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Speakers |url=https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/sites/www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/files/Booking%20Form%202016.pdf |website=University of Oxford |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> He won the [[Irish Times Debate]] for the King's Inns in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Connolly |first1=John |title=Presenting future stars? |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/presenting-future-stars-1.31012 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

He was called to the bar in 1996 and became a [[senior counsel]] in 2015.<ref name="Bar Profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.lawlibrary.ie/members/Paul-Anthony-McDermott/1175.aspx |title=Paul Anthony McDermott SC|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20171029062721/https://www.lawlibrary.ie/members/Paul-Anthony-McDermott/1175.aspx |archivedate=29 October 2017}}</ref>
He was called to the bar in 1996 and became a [[Senior Counsel]] in 2015.<ref name="Bar Profile">{{cite web |url=https://www.lawlibrary.ie/members/Paul-Anthony-McDermott/1175.aspx |title=Paul Anthony McDermott SC|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20171029062721/https://www.lawlibrary.ie/members/Paul-Anthony-McDermott/1175.aspx |archivedate=29 October 2017}}</ref>


McDermott was a prominent criminal lawyer. He appeared with [[Úna Ní Raifeartaigh]] and Paul O'Higgins in actions taken on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions against [[Seán FitzPatrick]] arising out of the collapse of [[Anglo Irish Bank]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anglo trial trio are DPP best-paid barristers |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/anglo-trial-trio-are-dpp-best-paid-barristers-278054.html |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=www.irishexaminer.com |date=4 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref> He successfully represented the State in the High Court in the first Irish case to consider the admissibility of [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] evidence.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Atherton v DPP |vol= |reporter=[2005] IEHC 429 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court=[[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] |date=2005 |url= |accessdate= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=T. J. |title=High Court gives disappointing decision on video surveillance |url=http://www.tjmcintyre.com/2006/05/high-court-gives-disappointing.html |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref>
McDermott was a prominent criminal lawyer. He appeared with [[Úna Ní Raifeartaigh]] and Paul O'Higgins in actions taken on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions against [[Seán FitzPatrick]] arising out of the collapse of [[Anglo Irish Bank]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anglo trial trio are DPP best-paid barristers |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/anglo-trial-trio-are-dpp-best-paid-barristers-278054.html |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=www.irishexaminer.com |date=4 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref> He successfully represented the State in the High Court in the first Irish case to consider the admissibility of [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] evidence.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Atherton v DPP |vol= |reporter=[2005] IEHC 429 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court=[[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] |date=2005 |url= |accessdate= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=T. J. |title=High Court gives disappointing decision on video surveillance |url=http://www.tjmcintyre.com/2006/05/high-court-gives-disappointing.html |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref>
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He frequently represented the [[Data Protection Commissioner]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Managh |first1=Ray |title=Ex-candidate wants Google to take down ‘homophobe’ claims |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/ex-candidate-wants-google-to-take-down-homophobe-claims-1.2193352 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> including in the [[European Court of Justice]] in 2017 in a case which found that professional exam papers and examiner comments constitute personal data.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Peter Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner |vol= |reporter=C‑434/16 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court=[[European Court of Justice]] |date=20 December 2017 |url=http://curia.europa.eu/juris/celex.jsf?celex=62016CJ0434&lang1=en&type=TXT&ancre= |accessdate= |quote=}}</ref> He often appeared on behalf of the [[Law Society of Ireland]] and the [[Medical Council of Ireland]] in prosecuting professional malpractice cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Solicitor struck off over €1.4m deficit in clients’ funds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/solicitor-struck-off-over-1-4m-deficit-in-clients-funds-1.2259089 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Doctor 'fabricated' sick notes as excuse for not sitting exam |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/doctor-fabricated-sick-notes-as-excuse-for-not-sitting-exam-34914431.html |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref> He also worked with the [[Central Bank of Ireland]] in inquiries, including into [[Seán Quinn#Quinn Insurance|Quinn Insurance]] and the misselling of [[Adjustable-rate mortgage|tracker mortgage products]] by Irish banks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brennan |first1=Joe |title=Ex-Quinn CEO signed documents that would threaten insurance company, inquiry hears |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/ex-quinn-ceo-signed-documents-that-would-threaten-insurance-company-inquiry-hears-1.3915900 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Central Bank enlists senior counsel and lawyers to build cases against bankers |url=https://www.irishlegal.com/article/central-bank-enlists-senior-counsel-lawyers-build-cases-bankers |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Legal News |language=en}}</ref>
He frequently represented the [[Data Protection Commissioner]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Managh |first1=Ray |title=Ex-candidate wants Google to take down ‘homophobe’ claims |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/ex-candidate-wants-google-to-take-down-homophobe-claims-1.2193352 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> including in the [[European Court of Justice]] in 2017 in a case which found that professional exam papers and examiner comments constitute personal data.<ref>{{cite court |litigants=Peter Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner |vol= |reporter=C‑434/16 |opinion= |pinpoint= |court=[[European Court of Justice]] |date=20 December 2017 |url=http://curia.europa.eu/juris/celex.jsf?celex=62016CJ0434&lang1=en&type=TXT&ancre= |accessdate= |quote=}}</ref> He often appeared on behalf of the [[Law Society of Ireland]] and the [[Medical Council of Ireland]] in prosecuting professional malpractice cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Solicitor struck off over €1.4m deficit in clients’ funds |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/solicitor-struck-off-over-1-4m-deficit-in-clients-funds-1.2259089 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Doctor 'fabricated' sick notes as excuse for not sitting exam |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/doctor-fabricated-sick-notes-as-excuse-for-not-sitting-exam-34914431.html |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref> He also worked with the [[Central Bank of Ireland]] in inquiries, including into [[Seán Quinn#Quinn Insurance|Quinn Insurance]] and the misselling of [[Adjustable-rate mortgage|tracker mortgage products]] by Irish banks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brennan |first1=Joe |title=Ex-Quinn CEO signed documents that would threaten insurance company, inquiry hears |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/ex-quinn-ceo-signed-documents-that-would-threaten-insurance-company-inquiry-hears-1.3915900 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Central Bank enlists senior counsel and lawyers to build cases against bankers |url=https://www.irishlegal.com/article/central-bank-enlists-senior-counsel-lawyers-build-cases-bankers |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Legal News |language=en}}</ref>


He taught criminal law at University College Dublin and the law of evidence at the Law Society of Ireland.<ref name="UCD Schedule" /><ref name="Gazette 2019" /> He co-authored a text on Irish criminal law with [[Peter Charleton]] and Marguerite Bolger and co-authored a book on the law of contract in Ireland with his brother James McDermott.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McDermott |first1=PA |last2=Bolger |first2=Marguerite |last3=Charleton |first3=Peter |title=Criminal law |publisher=Butterworths |isbn=9781854758453}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McDermott |first1=Paul Anthony |last2=McDermott |first2=James |title=Contract law |isbn=9781780432250 |edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name="IT Obituary" /> He wrote a regular column for ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' for over 10 years.<ref name="Gazette 2019" />
He taught criminal law at University College Dublin and the law of evidence at the Law Society of Ireland.<ref name="UCD Schedule" /><ref name="Gazette 2019" /> He co-authored a text on Irish criminal law with [[Peter Charleton]] and [[Marguerite Bolger]] and co-authored a book on the law of contract in Ireland with his brother James McDermott.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McDermott |first1=PA |last2=Bolger |first2=Marguerite |last3=Charleton |first3=Peter |title=Criminal law |publisher=Butterworths |isbn=9781854758453}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McDermott |first1=Paul Anthony |last2=McDermott |first2=James |title=Contract law |isbn=9781780432250 |edition=2nd}}</ref><ref name="IT Obituary" /> He wrote a regular column for ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' for over 10 years.<ref name="Gazette 2019" />


McDermott frequently appeared on Irish television and radio as a commentator on legal matters.<ref name="RTE 10 Dec 2019">{{cite news |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Orla |title=Tributes to barrister Paul Anthony McDermott |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/1210/1098182-paul-anthony-mcdermott/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=RTÉ News |date=10 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He often appeared on ''[[Morning Ireland]]'', ''[[Today with Seán O'Rourke]]'', ''[[RTÉ News: Six One]]'', and [[Newstalk]] on legal topics such as criminal and constitutional law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Debate rages over Irish abortion vote |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42870299 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Today With Sean O Rourke Thursday 3 May 2018 |url=https://www.rte.ie/radio1/today-with-sean-o-rourke/programmes/2018/0503/960004-today-with-sean-o-rourke-thursday-3-may-2018/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Today with Sean O'Rourke}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=RTÉ News: Barrister Paul Anthony McDermott explains the issues facing the commission |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/player/2015/1109/20876242-rte-news-barrister-paul-anthony-mcdermott-explains-the-issues-facing-the-commission/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=www.rte.ie |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Trial collapse raises questions over jury system |url=https://www.newstalk.com/the-pat-kenny-show/trial-collapse-raises-questions-over-jury-system-537897 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Newstalk}}</ref> He received attention for his analysis and comments on the [[Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|referendum to establish]] of the [[Court of Appeal (Ireland)|Court of Appeal]] and the [[Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|referendum to repeal]] the [[Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|Eighth Amendment]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New Court of Appeal not the solution says constitutional lawyer |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/new-court-of-appeal-not-the-solution-says-constitutional-lawyer-608688.html |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Breaking News |date=1 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cabinet approves abortion referendum bill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43333158 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=BBC News |date=8 March 2018}}</ref> In 2017, a murder trial at the [[High Court (Ireland)|Central Criminal Court]] was collapsed by the judge after the jury heard comments McDermott made describing the defence of provocation in an unrelated discussion on ''[[Prime Time (Irish TV programme)|Prime Time]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Natasha |title=Murder trial collapses due to RTÉ ‘Prime Time’ discussion |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/murder-trial-collapses-due-to-rt%C3%A9-prime-time-discussion-1.3721152 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>
McDermott frequently appeared on Irish television and radio as a commentator on legal matters.<ref name="RTE 10 Dec 2019">{{cite news |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Orla |title=Tributes to barrister Paul Anthony McDermott |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/1210/1098182-paul-anthony-mcdermott/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=RTÉ News |date=10 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He often appeared on ''[[Morning Ireland]]'', ''[[Today with Seán O'Rourke]]'', ''[[RTÉ News: Six One]]'', and [[Newstalk]] on legal topics such as criminal and constitutional law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Debate rages over Irish abortion vote |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42870299 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Today With Sean O Rourke Thursday 3 May 2018 |url=https://www.rte.ie/radio1/today-with-sean-o-rourke/programmes/2018/0503/960004-today-with-sean-o-rourke-thursday-3-may-2018/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Today with Sean O'Rourke}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=RTÉ News: Barrister Paul Anthony McDermott explains the issues facing the commission |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/player/2015/1109/20876242-rte-news-barrister-paul-anthony-mcdermott-explains-the-issues-facing-the-commission/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=www.rte.ie |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Trial collapse raises questions over jury system |url=https://www.newstalk.com/the-pat-kenny-show/trial-collapse-raises-questions-over-jury-system-537897 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Newstalk}}</ref> He received attention for his analysis and comments on the [[Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|referendum to establish]] of the [[Court of Appeal (Ireland)|Court of Appeal]] and the [[Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|referendum to repeal]] the [[Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|Eighth Amendment]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New Court of Appeal not the solution says constitutional lawyer |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/new-court-of-appeal-not-the-solution-says-constitutional-lawyer-608688.html |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Breaking News |date=1 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cabinet approves abortion referendum bill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43333158 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=BBC News |date=8 March 2018}}</ref> In 2017, a murder trial at the [[High Court (Ireland)|Central Criminal Court]] was collapsed by the judge after the jury heard comments McDermott made describing the defence of provocation in an unrelated discussion on ''[[Prime Time (Irish TV programme)|Prime Time]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Natasha |title=Murder trial collapses due to RTÉ ‘Prime Time’ discussion |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/criminal-court/murder-trial-collapses-due-to-rt%C3%A9-prime-time-discussion-1.3721152 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref>


== Personal life and death ==
== Personal life and death ==

McDermott was married to Annick and had two sons.<ref name="Bar Council 10 Dec 2019">{{cite web |title=STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF PAUL ANTHONY MCDERMOTT SC |url=https://www.lawlibrary.ie/News/Statement-on-the-death-of-Paul-Anthony-McDermott-S.aspx |website=Bar Council |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> He died on 10 December 2019 after an illness.<ref name="RTE 10 Dec 2019" /> The [[Minister for Justice and Equality]] [[Charles Flanagan]] said he paid tribute to him as a "talented barrister, popular lecturer & entertaining newspaper columnist".<ref name="Journal 10 Dec 2019">{{cite news |last1=McGrath |first1=Dominic |title=Irish barrister Paul Anthony McDermott has died aged 47 |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/paul-anthony-mcdermott-death-barrister-lawyer-4925189-Dec2019/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=TheJournal.ie |language=en}}</ref> Micheál P. O’Higgins, the Chairman of the [[Bar Council of Ireland]], said he was "unparalleled" in his "ability to explain complex legal subjects and distil them for better public understanding".<ref name="Bar Council 10 Dec 2019" /> ''[[The Irish Times]]'' concluded that he was "destined" to join the judiciary.<ref name="IT Obituary" />
McDermott was married to Annick and had two sons.<ref name="Bar Council 10 Dec 2019">{{cite web |title=STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF PAUL ANTHONY MCDERMOTT SC |url=https://www.lawlibrary.ie/News/Statement-on-the-death-of-Paul-Anthony-McDermott-S.aspx |website=Bar Council |accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> He died on 10 December 2019 after an illness.<ref name="RTE 10 Dec 2019" /> The [[Minister for Justice and Equality]] [[Charles Flanagan]] said he paid tribute to him as a "talented barrister, popular lecturer & entertaining newspaper columnist".<ref name="Journal 10 Dec 2019">{{cite news |last1=McGrath |first1=Dominic |title=Irish barrister Paul Anthony McDermott has died aged 47 |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/paul-anthony-mcdermott-death-barrister-lawyer-4925189-Dec2019/ |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=TheJournal.ie |language=en}}</ref> Micheál P. O’Higgins, the Chairman of the [[Bar Council of Ireland]], said he was "unparalleled" in his "ability to explain complex legal subjects and distil them for better public understanding".<ref name="Bar Council 10 Dec 2019" /> ''[[The Irish Times]]'' concluded that he was "destined" to join the judiciary.<ref name="IT Obituary" />


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Revision as of 03:39, 11 December 2019

For the judge, see Paul McDermott (judge).
Paul Anthony McDermott,SC
Born(1972-02-04)February 4, 1972
London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
DiedDecember 10, 2019(2019-12-10) (aged 47)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish and United Kingdom (dual citizenship)
Education
Occupations
  • Barrister
  • Academic

Paul Anthony McDermott, SC (4 February 1972 – 10 December 2019)[1] was an English-born Irish lawyer and academic. He was a prominent criminal lawyer who often prosecuted cases in the Irish superior courts. He was also known as a lecturer in law at University College Dublin and for frequent commentary on legal matters in the Irish media.

Early life and education

McDermott was born in London and studied in St Paul's College, Raheny when his family returned to Ireland.[1] He studied law at University College Dublin, at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and at the King's Inns.[2] He held a PhD from UCD.[3][4] He won the Irish Times Debate for the King's Inns in 1996.[5]

Career

He was called to the bar in 1996 and became a Senior Counsel in 2015.[6]

McDermott was a prominent criminal lawyer. He appeared with Úna Ní Raifeartaigh and Paul O'Higgins in actions taken on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions against Seán FitzPatrick arising out of the collapse of Anglo Irish Bank.[7] He successfully represented the State in the High Court in the first Irish case to consider the admissibility of CCTV evidence.[8][9]

He frequently represented the Data Protection Commissioner,[10] including in the European Court of Justice in 2017 in a case which found that professional exam papers and examiner comments constitute personal data.[11] He often appeared on behalf of the Law Society of Ireland and the Medical Council of Ireland in prosecuting professional malpractice cases.[12][13] He also worked with the Central Bank of Ireland in inquiries, including into Quinn Insurance and the misselling of tracker mortgage products by Irish banks.[14][15]

He taught criminal law at University College Dublin and the law of evidence at the Law Society of Ireland.[2][3] He co-authored a text on Irish criminal law with Peter Charleton and Marguerite Bolger and co-authored a book on the law of contract in Ireland with his brother James McDermott.[16][17][1] He wrote a regular column for The Sunday Times for over 10 years.[3]

McDermott frequently appeared on Irish television and radio as a commentator on legal matters.[18] He often appeared on Morning Ireland, Today with Seán O'Rourke, RTÉ News: Six One, and Newstalk on legal topics such as criminal and constitutional law.[19][20][21][22] He received attention for his analysis and comments on the referendum to establish of the Court of Appeal and the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment.[23][24] In 2017, a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court was collapsed by the judge after the jury heard comments McDermott made describing the defence of provocation in an unrelated discussion on Prime Time.[25]

Personal life and death

McDermott was married to Annick and had two sons.[26] He died on 10 December 2019 after an illness.[18] The Minister for Justice and Equality Charles Flanagan said he paid tribute to him as a "talented barrister, popular lecturer & entertaining newspaper columnist".[27] Micheál P. O’Higgins, the Chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland, said he was "unparalleled" in his "ability to explain complex legal subjects and distil them for better public understanding".[26] The Irish Times concluded that he was "destined" to join the judiciary.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Paul Anthony McDermott obituary: Leading lawyer and academic destined for the bench". The Irish Times. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "UCD Law Summer School" (PDF). UCD. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "UCD law lecturer Paul Anthony McDermott SC has died". www.lawsociety.ie. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. ^ "About the Speakers" (PDF). University of Oxford. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. ^ Connolly, John. "Presenting future stars?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Paul Anthony McDermott SC". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017.
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