Research Profile

Irene Lynch Fannon

Biography

Irene Lynch Fannon is a Professor Emerita at the School of Law. At present she works in the law firm of Matheson LLP as Head of Knowledge Management. Before retiring from UCC, Irene was the Principal Investigator on JCOERE, (2018-2020)  a project funded by the European Union (DG Justice) on European judicial co-operation in corporate insolvency and rescue which is an important policy initiative from the EU and now part of a wider policy drive towards harmonisation of insolvency and rescue law in the EU.  This led to the publication of a number of Reports on this project which are available at www.ucc.ie/jcoere/en. She and the research team co-authored a book on Corporate Recovery in an Integrated Europe (Edward Elgar, 2022) describing judicial co-operation and integration of court systems in the important area of business rescue. She has published extensively in the areas of Corporate Insolvency and Rescue Law and Corporate Law Theory. In 2012 she published the second edition of Corporate Insolvency and Rescue. In 2016 she published a Second Edition of Corporations and Partnerships in Ireland with Kluwer International Encyclopaedia of Laws which provided an update of Irish Company Law following the passing of the Companies Act 2014. She completed a third edition of this work which was published in 2023. In addition, Irene maintains an interest in comparative corporate law theory. This interest is currently focussed on issues of sustainability and corporate actionHer latest book arising from her work in this area is a collection co-edited with Prof. Beate Sjafjell of the University of Oslo Faculty of Law called Creating Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change (Cambridge University Press, 2018). Through her involvement in  the SMART project (Sustainable Market Actors for Responsible Trade) at Oslo University she has published a number of chapters and papers including a chapter on multinational tax avoidance in C. Gammage and T. Novitz (eds) Sustainable Trade, Investment and Finance: Toward responsible and coherent regulatory frameworks. (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019). Her earlier book Working Within Two Kinds of Capitalism (Hart Publications, Oxford and Portland Oregon) led to a number of publications in this area. She received funding in 2014 and 2015 from the Irish Research Council on the reshaping of modern corporations in Europe to include women on boards of directors. She was a visiting Professor at Cleveland Marshall College of Law in addition to holding the Baker Hostetler Chair at that law school during the academic years 2002-2004. She was a European Commission expert evaluator for the Marie Curie Actions under FP6 and has reviewed for the Irish Jurist, the Dublin University Law Journal, the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, and for Cambridge University Press. She is a Ministerial appointee to the Company Law Review Group since 2016- present and currently serves as Chair of the Insolvency Sub Committee which produced a number of important reports in 2020 in particular contributing to a new rescue process for small businesses.  This committee is currrently advising on the new EU proposals for harmonisation of insolvency and rescue law. www.clrg.org. She is also a member of the EU Commission DG Justice Committee of Experts on Insolvency and Rescue (having been appointed in 2021). She has served on a number of Government bodies including the Audit Review Group established by the Government following the Public Accounts Committee Enquiry into DIRT and other irregularities (2002);  the Business Regulation Forum, the High Level Group on Business Regulation 2007-2011. She has held a number of management positions at UCC including Head of the Department of Law at University College Cork from 1999-2002 and  Dean of the Faculty of Law during 2000-2002. She  also served as  Head of the College of Business and Law, 2008-2013, during which time she was a member of the University Management Team. In 2014 she was a Visiting Academic at the Oxford Law Faculty.  She has been an External Examiner including Examining at doctoral level at TCD, UCD, Nottingham Trent University, the Incorporated Law Society and the University of Northumbria, UL and DCU and has been an Examiner in Company Law for the Kings Inn. She is a graduate of University College Dublin (BCL, 1982); Oxford University (BCL, 1986, Senior Scholar, Somerville College) and the University of Virginia (Doctor of Juridical Science, 1999). She qualified as a Solicitor in 1985 with The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. 

Research Interests

At present my research interests continue to focus on two areas, the law of corporate insolvency and rescue and comparative corporate law theory.  

I have an international and national reputation in these areas. My books which I co-authored on corporate insolvency and rescue law have been cited in both the Irish High Court and the Supreme Court.

Most recently, and before retiring from the School of Law at University College Cork I was the Principal Investigator on an EU Commission-DG Justice funded project on Judicial Co-operation in the context of insolvency law, with particular emphasis on corporate rescue and restructuring. This is an important EU policy area reflecting the policy aims of the European Insolvency Regulation Recast 848/2015 and the EU Preventive Restructuring Directive 1023/2019. The JCOERE Project (Project No. 800807) is based at the School of Law at UCC. You will find more details of our consortium and our research on our website. https://www.ucc.ie/en/jcoere/

I am also interested in corporate law theory. In the late 1990s, with the support of the then Faculty of Law at UCC,  I completed my doctoral studies at the University of Virginia comparing EU and US understandings of corporate function and theory with a view to explaining the entirely different treatment of employees as stakeholders in these regulatory trading blocs. I was awarded  a Doctorate of Juridical Science, SJD by the University of Virginia in 1999.
 
This research resulted in the publication of  Working Within Two Kinds of Capitalism(Hart Publications, Oxford-Portland, Oregon, 2003 X+160pp) together with further book chapters on comparative corporate law theory (EU-US) which are detailed below.  My continued interest in Corporate law theory has led to the development of a new module in Contemporary Issues in Company Law (LW3347) and engagement in a H2020 sustainability project entitled SMART based at the University of Oslo Faculty of Law. I co-edited a book entitled Creating Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change (CUP, 2018) to which I contributed three chapters including one entitled "A Toad We Have to Swallow" about the proposed EU Directive on Women on Corporate Boards.  I  also contributed a chapter on the EU Commission's action against Ireland relating to taxation of multinational corporations "Apple Tax: The Core Issues." In Gammage and Novitz: Sustainable Trade and Investment and Finance (Edward Elgar, 2019). I continue to work in this important area of sustainability and corporate action.

Research Grants

 ProjectFunding
Body
Start DateEnd DateAward
Judicial cooperation supporting economic recovery in EuropeEuropean Union01-OCT-1831-DEC-20€322,594.00
H2020 Proposal PrepEnterprise Irl26-FEB-2025-FEB-21€12,959.00
Creating an Ethical Corporation: Exploring the Role of Ethics and Sustainability in Reshaping the Corpration.Irish Research Council01-SEP-1931-AUG-22€77,833.00
Sustainable Market Actors for Responsible TradeHorizon 202001-MAR-1628-FEB-20€10,500.00
The end of the Celtic Tiger - Corporate Government Failure and Non-Legal Norms.Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET)01-NOV-1230-SEP-13€6,000.00
Diversity in Corporate Boards and Good Corporate Governance.Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET)01-NOV-1230-SEP-13€6,000.00
GENOVATE01-NOV-13
IRC"New Foundations Award 2014"Prof I Lynch Fannon [X]Irish Research Council01-MAR-1511-MAR-16€9,830.00
Corporate Insolvency Law: From Harmonisation to Path Dependency01-MAR-1430-SEP-14€1,000.00
Regulation of Environmental Issues-Ireland and the EUHigher Education Authority (HEA)30-AUG-0030-JUL-04€70,000.00
Regulation of White Collar Crime in IrelandIrish Research Council26-SEP-0815-JUL-11€30,000.00
The Rights of Migrant Workers in Ireland: EJ Phelan Scholarship holderNational University of Ireland (NUI)01-OCT-0430-SEP-06€30,000.00
From Parliamentarian to Republican- A Lawyer's Journey.Irish Research Council01-MAR-1630-MAR-17€9,259.00
Corporate Social Responsibility and Human RightsOther: Not Listed01-JUL-0530-SEP-09€20,000.00
Regulatory Competition: The Regulation of Irish Company Law as a case study.Other: Not Listed02-SEP-0602-SEP-12€20,000.00
to support Irene in her researchMiscellaneous01-SEP-1431-AUG-15€2,000.00
[DEAN ALLOWANCE] {Irene Fannon- Lynch} NOther funded projects01-JAN-9001-JAN-12€24,589.00

Publications

Books

 YearPublication
(2016)International Encyclopaedia of Law: Corporations and Partnerships in Ireland.
Lynch Fannon I. with contribution from Cuddihy K. (2016) International Encyclopaedia of Law: Corporations and Partnerships in Ireland. The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International.   [Details]
(2015)Bloomsbury Professional’s Guide to the Companies Act 2014.
THOMAS B COURTNEY Contributors Nessa Cahill Thomas B Courtney William Johnston Irene Lynch Fannon Lyndon MacCann Dáibhí O’Leary (2015) Bloomsbury Professional’s Guide to the Companies Act 2014. Hayward's Heath: Bloomsbury. [Details]
(2012)Corporate Insolvency and Rescue.
Irene Lynch Fannon and Gerard Murphy (2012) Corporate Insolvency and Rescue. Dublin/London: Bloomsbury Professional. [Details]
(2009)International Encyclopedia of Laws, Corporations and Partnerships Law: Ireland.
Irene Lynch Fannon and Karole Cuddihy; (2009) International Encyclopedia of Laws, Corporations and Partnerships Law: Ireland. The Netherlands: Kluwer, International. [Details]
(2003)Working Within Two Kinds of Capitalism.
Irene Lynch Fannon; (2003) Working Within Two Kinds of Capitalism. Oxford and Portland, Oregon, USA: Hart Publications. [Details]
(1996)Corporate Insolvency and Rescue.
Lynch, Marshall and O'Ferrall.; (1996) Corporate Insolvency and Rescue. Dublin: Butterworths. [Details]
(1993)Labour Law in Ireland.
Fennell, C. and Lynch Fannon I.; (1993) Labour Law in Ireland. : Gill and Macmillan. [Details]
(1989)The Annotated Bankruptcy Act 1998.
Irene Lynch; (1989) The Annotated Bankruptcy Act 1998. London: Sweet and Maxwell. [Details]

Book Chapters

 YearPublication
(2018)'A Toad we have to Swallow’: Perceptions and Participation of Women in Business and the Implications for Sustainability.’'
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2018) 'A Toad we have to Swallow’: Perceptions and Participation of Women in Business and the Implications for Sustainability.’' In: Creating Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2018)'‘Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change?'
Sjafjell, Beate and Lynch Fannon, Irene (2018) '‘Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change?' In: Creating Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2018)'Corporations, Sustainability and Women’ Chapter 1'
Lynch Fannon, Irene and Sjafjell, Beate (2018) 'Corporations, Sustainability and Women’ Chapter 1' In: Creating Corporate Sustainability: Gender as an Agent for Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]
(2016)'Corporations and Partnerships in Ireland'
Lynch Fannon, Irene with contribution from Cuddihy, K. (2016) 'Corporations and Partnerships in Ireland' In: Blanpain, Hendricks, Geens (eds). International Encyclopaedia of Laws. The Netherlands: Wolters Kluwer. [Details]
(2016)'NAMA- an Irish case study on the ‘Bad Bank’ option'
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2016) 'NAMA- an Irish case study on the ‘Bad Bank’ option' In: Proceedings from the INSOL Academic Forum, Berlin 2016. Fance: INSOL Europe. [Details]
(2015)'Comparative Corporate Law Theory and Harmonisation of EU Insolvency Law: Understanding the Impact of Path Dependency'
Lynch Fannon, I: (2015) 'Comparative Corporate Law Theory and Harmonisation of EU Insolvency Law: Understanding the Impact of Path Dependency' In: Veder, Michael; Omar Paul (eds). Teaching and Research in International Insolvency Law: Challenges and Opportunities. Nottingham: INSOL Europe. [Details]
(2015)'Insolvency and Rescue'
Lynch Fannon I: (2015) 'Insolvency and Rescue' In: Thomas B. Courtney (eds). The Companies Act 2014. Heyward's Heath: Bloomsbury Professional. [Details]
(2011)'Ireland: Corporate Governance: Report to 18th International Comparative Law Conference'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2011) 'Ireland: Corporate Governance: Report to 18th International Comparative Law Conference' In: Comparative Corporate Governance. European Centre for Corporate Governance/SSRN: SSRN. [Details]
(2010)'Controlling Risk Taking: Whose Job is it Anyway?'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2010) 'Controlling Risk Taking: Whose Job is it Anyway?' In: Regulatory Crime in Ireland. Dublin: Firstlaw and Lonsdale Publishing. [Details]
(2009)'The Dynamic Entreprenuer or the Totally Incompetent Fool? The role of norms in identifying legitimate risktaking under Irish law'
Irene Lynch Fannon; (2009) 'The Dynamic Entreprenuer or the Totally Incompetent Fool? The role of norms in identifying legitimate risktaking under Irish law' In: Corporate Governance and Regulation. Dublin: Thompson Roundhall. [Details]
(2009)'Corporate Responsibility and European Corporate Governance'
Lynch-Fannon, I; (2009) 'Corporate Responsibility and European Corporate Governance' In: The Impact of European Law on the Corporate World. Dublin: Irish Centre for European Law. [Details]
(2007)'IRELAND'
McCann Fitzgerald, Solicitors; Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2007) 'IRELAND' In: European Study on Control Enhancing Mechanisms in European Companies; OSOV. Brussels: European Commission.   [Details]
(2006)'The European Social Model of Corporate Governance: Prospects for Success in an Enlarged Europe. '
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2006) 'The European Social Model of Corporate Governance: Prospects for Success in an Enlarged Europe. ' In: International Corporate Governance after Sarbanes-Oxley. [Details]
(2005)'From Workers to Global Politics: How the Way we Work Provides Answers to Corporate Governance Questions'
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2005) 'From Workers to Global Politics: How the Way we Work Provides Answers to Corporate Governance Questions' In: Governing the Corporation, Regulation and Corporate Governance in an Age of Scandal and Global Markets. . [Details]
(2001)'IRLANDE'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2001) 'IRLANDE' In: Le Droit des Affaires dans les pays de la CEE. Collection Jupiter. Paris: LDGJ Montchrestien. [Details]
(2001)'IRLANDE'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2001) 'IRLANDE' In: Le Droit des Affaires dans les pays de la CEE. Paris: LDGJ Montchrestien. [Details]
(2001)'Chapter in looseleaf'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2001) 'Chapter in looseleaf' In: Le Droit des affaires dans lesy pays de la CEE. Collection Jupiter. IRLANDE. [Details]
(2001)'Chapter in looseleaf'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2001) 'Chapter in looseleaf' In: Le Droit des affaires dans les pays de la CEE: Irlande. [Details]
(1999)'IRLANDE'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (1999) 'IRLANDE' In: Le Droit des Affaires dans les pays de la CEE. Collection Jupiter. Paris: LDGJ Montchrestien. [Details]
(1999)'Chapter in Looseleaf pages'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1999) 'Chapter in Looseleaf pages' In: Le Droit des affaires dans les pays de la CEE. Collection Jupiter. [Details]
(1998)'Lawyers and Unions-The Right to Freedom of Association in the Irish Constitution'
Lynch, Irene; (1998) 'Lawyers and Unions-The Right to Freedom of Association in the Irish Constitution' In: Ireland's Evolving Constitution. Oxford: Hart Publishing. [Details]
(1998)'Lawyers and Unions-The Right to Freedom of Association in the Irish Constitution'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1998) 'Lawyers and Unions-The Right to Freedom of Association in the Irish Constitution' In: Ireland's Evolving Constitution 1937-1997, Collected Essays. [Details]
(1998)'IRLANDE'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (1998) 'IRLANDE' In: Le Droit des Affaires dans les pays de la CEE. Collection Jupiter. Paris: LDGJ Montchrestien. [Details]
(1997)'Propositions pour une société fermée européenne'
Lynch Fannon, I; (1997) 'Propositions pour une société fermée européenne' In: *. [Details]
(1997)'Book Chapter/Synoptic Table'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1997) 'Book Chapter/Synoptic Table' In: Propositions Pour Une Societé Fermeé Europénne. [Details]
(1997)'Chapter in Looseleaf Volume'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1997) 'Chapter in Looseleaf Volume' In: Le Droit Des Affaires Dans Les Pays De La CEE - Irelande {Sarl Et Private Company} Collection Jupiter. [Details]
(1997)'IRLANDE'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (1997) 'IRLANDE' In: Propositions Pour Une Societe Fermee Europeenne. Paris: LDGJ Montchrestien, Paris for the European Commission with Research Centre for Business Law (Paris). [Details]
(1995)'Invited Submissions to the Reform Group on Law Reform'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1995) 'Invited Submissions to the Reform Group on Law Reform' In: Report of Company Law Reform Review Group 1994. [Details]
(1993)'Women and Labour Legislation'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (1993) 'Women and Labour Legislation' In: Essay on Gender and the Law. Dublin: Oaktree Press. [Details]
(1993)'Women and Labour legislation'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1993) 'Women and Labour legislation' In: Essays on Gender and the Law in Ireland. [Details]

Edited Books

 YearPublication
(2018)Creating Corporate Sustainability: Gender as a Agent for Change
Beate Sjfafjell and Irene Lynch Fannon (Ed.). (2018) Creating Corporate Sustainability: Gender as a Agent for Change Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

 YearPublication
(2017)'‘Reckless Trading: Good and Bad Risk Taking in Irish Companies'
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2017) '‘Reckless Trading: Good and Bad Risk Taking in Irish Companies'. Commercial Law Practitioner, [Details]
(2016)'Crystallisation of Floating Charges: Reform and Clarity'
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2016) 'Crystallisation of Floating Charges: Reform and Clarity'. Commercial Law Practitioner, 23 (8):209-212 [Details]
(2016)'Managing Waste: the gap between EU Directives and Corporate Law in Member States: A mess of case law needing a clean up.’'
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2016) 'Managing Waste: the gap between EU Directives and Corporate Law in Member States: A mess of case law needing a clean up.’'. Environmental Liability, [Details]
(2015)'The End of the Celtic Tiger: an Irish Case Study on the failure of Corporate Governance and Company Law'
Lynch Fannon, I: (2015) 'The End of the Celtic Tiger: an Irish Case Study on the failure of Corporate Governance and Company Law'. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, [Details]
(2015)'The Floating Charge Debate in Irish Law: The Path to Clarity'
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2015) 'The Floating Charge Debate in Irish Law: The Path to Clarity'. Commercial Law Practitioner, 22 (8):187-195 [Details]
(2009)'Legislative Policy, Law and Competitiveness: A Mysterious and Difficult Relationship in the EU'
Lynch-Fannon, I (2009) 'Legislative Policy, Law and Competitiveness: A Mysterious and Difficult Relationship in the EU'. European Law Journal, 15 :98-120 [DOI] [Details]
(2015)'Examinership: Approval of Schemes'
Lynch Fannon, I: (2015) 'Examinership: Approval of Schemes'. Commercial Law Practitioner, [Details]
(2014)'The end of the 'End of History for Corporate Law''
Welsh, M; Spender, P; Lynch Fannon, I; and Hall, K. (2014) 'The end of the 'End of History for Corporate Law''. Australian Journal of Corporate Law, 29 :147-168 [Details]
(2014)'Review of Marc T. Moore: Corporate Governance in the Shadow of the State (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2013)'
Lynch Fannon, I: (2014) 'Review of Marc T. Moore: Corporate Governance in the Shadow of the State (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2013)'. The Irish Jurist, 51 :216-219 [Details]
(2014)'Review of Marc T. Moore- ‘Corporate Governance in the Shadow of the State (Hart Publications, Oxford, 2013) xxii + 314 pp'
Lynch Fannon, I; (2014) 'Review of Marc T. Moore- ‘Corporate Governance in the Shadow of the State (Hart Publications, Oxford, 2013) xxii + 314 pp'. Irish Jurist, 51 :216-219 [Details]
(2013)'Bankruptcy Tourism in the UK: Why and How?'
Lynch Fannon, I; (2013) 'Bankruptcy Tourism in the UK: Why and How?'. Insolvency Intelligence, [Details]
(2007)'CSR and Law's Empire: Is there a Conflict?'
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2007) 'CSR and Law's Empire: Is there a Conflict?'. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 58 :1-21 [Full Text] [Details]
(2006)'The Luck of the Irish or Just Plain Old Tax and Regulatory Planning? The Success of Venture Capitalism in Ireland'
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2006) 'The Luck of the Irish or Just Plain Old Tax and Regulatory Planning? The Success of Venture Capitalism in Ireland'. Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal, Volume 1 (Number 2):231-256 [Details]
(2005)'A Transatlantic Case: The Derivative Action as a Corporate Governance Device'
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2005) 'A Transatlantic Case: The Derivative Action as a Corporate Governance Device'. Dublin University Law Journal, 27 (*):1-27 [Details]
(2004)'Employees and Corporate Stakeholders: Theory and Reality in a Transatlantic Context'
Lynch Fannon, I; (2004) 'Employees and Corporate Stakeholders: Theory and Reality in a Transatlantic Context'. Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 4 (April):155-186 [Details]
(2004)'Employees as Stakeholders: Theory and Reality in a Translantic Context'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2004) 'Employees as Stakeholders: Theory and Reality in a Translantic Context'. Journal of Corporate Law Studies, * (*):155-186 [Details]
(2002)'Enforcement and Compliance in Irish Company Law'
Irene Lynch Fannon; (2002) 'Enforcement and Compliance in Irish Company Law'. The Insolvency Lawyer, 2002 :14-20 [Details]
(2002)'Enforcement and Compliance in Irish Company Law: All Law and No Enforcement or the Dawn of a New Era?'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2002) 'Enforcement and Compliance in Irish Company Law: All Law and No Enforcement or the Dawn of a New Era?'. The Insolvency Lawyer, * (*):14-* [Details]
(2001)'Irish Company Law since 1990'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2001) 'Irish Company Law since 1990'. * (*):*-* [Details]
(2001)'A survey of Irish Company Law relating to private and public companies in Company Laws of the European Union'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2001) 'A survey of Irish Company Law relating to private and public companies in Company Laws of the European Union'. * (*):*-* [Details]
(2001)'Le Droit des affaires dans les pays de la CEE'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2001) 'Le Droit des affaires dans les pays de la CEE'. * (*):*-* [Details]
(1999)'Doing Business with the Devil-Insolvency, Commercial Misconduct and the Criminal Law'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1999) 'Doing Business with the Devil-Insolvency, Commercial Misconduct and the Criminal Law'. The Insolvency Lawyer, * (2):31-39 [Details]
(1999)'Doing Business with the Devil-Insolvency, Commercial Misconduct and the Criminal Law'
Irene Lynch Fannon; (1999) 'Doing Business with the Devil-Insolvency, Commercial Misconduct and the Criminal Law'. The Insolvency Lawyer, 1999 (2):31-39 [Details]
(1994)'Saving Jobs-At What Cost? Consideration of the Companies(Amendment) Act 1990'
Lynch, Irene; (1994) 'Saving Jobs-At What Cost? Consideration of the Companies(Amendment) Act 1990'. Irish Law Times, :208-212 [Details]
(1994)'Reform in Haste, Repent at Leisure. A Consideration of the Company Law Reform Group, 1993'
Lynch, Irene; (1994) 'Reform in Haste, Repent at Leisure. A Consideration of the Company Law Reform Group, 1993'. Irish Law Times, :189-193 [Details]
(1994)'Saving Jobs - At What Cost? The Companies (Amendment) Act 1990'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1994) 'Saving Jobs - At What Cost? The Companies (Amendment) Act 1990'. Irish Law Times, :208-211 [Details]
(1994)'Reform in Haste, Repent at Leisure. A Consideration of the Company Law Reform Brief of 1993 [B2218]'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1994) 'Reform in Haste, Repent at Leisure. A Consideration of the Company Law Reform Brief of 1993 [B2218]'. Irish Law Times, :189-191 [Details]
(1991)'Controlling the Controllers-the 1990s Companies Legislation and Directors'
Lynch, Irene; (1991) 'Controlling the Controllers-the 1990s Companies Legislation and Directors'. Dli - The Western Law Gazette, Winter [Details]
(1991)'Goodman Internatonal and the 1990 Companies (Amendment) Act'
Lynch, Irene; (1991) 'Goodman Internatonal and the 1990 Companies (Amendment) Act'. Dli - The Western Law Gazette, Spring [Details]
(1991)'Goodman International and the 1990 Companies (Amendment) Act'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1991) 'Goodman International and the 1990 Companies (Amendment) Act'. The Western Law Gazette, * (*):*-* [Details]
(1991)'Controlling the Controllers: the 1990's Companies Legislation and Company Directors'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1991) 'Controlling the Controllers: the 1990's Companies Legislation and Company Directors'. The Western Law Gazette, * (*):*-* [Details]
(1990)'The Bankruptcy Act 1988 (Ireland)'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1990) 'The Bankruptcy Act 1988 (Ireland)'. Journal of Business Law, * (*):*-* [Details]
(1990)'The Bankruptcy Act 1988 (Ireland)'
Irene Lynch; (1990) 'The Bankruptcy Act 1988 (Ireland)'. Journal of Business Law, [Details]
(1989)'The Bankruptcy Act 1988-Some property implications'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1989) 'The Bankruptcy Act 1988-Some property implications'. Irish Law Times, * (*):*-* [Details]
(1989)'The Bankruptcy Act 1988'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1989) 'The Bankruptcy Act 1988'. Irish Law Times, * (*):*-* [Details]
(1989)'The Bankruptcy Act 1988-Some property implications'
Irene Lynch; (1989) 'The Bankruptcy Act 1988-Some property implications'. Irish Law Times, 1989 (December) [Details]
(1989)'The Bankruptcy Act 1988'
Irene Lynch; (1989) 'The Bankruptcy Act 1988'. Irish Law Times, 1989 [Details]
(1988)'Fraudulent Preference: Section 286 Companies Act 1963'
Irene Lynch; (1988) 'Fraudulent Preference: Section 286 Companies Act 1963'. Irish Law Times, [Details]
(1988)'Financial Assistance in the Purchase of Its Own Shares by a Company: s. 60 1963 Companies Act'
Irene Lynch; (1988) 'Financial Assistance in the Purchase of Its Own Shares by a Company: s. 60 1963 Companies Act'. Dublin University Law Journal, [Details]
(1988)'Financial Assistance in the purchase of its own shares by a Company-section 60 of the 1963 Companies Act'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1988) 'Financial Assistance in the purchase of its own shares by a Company-section 60 of the 1963 Companies Act'. Dublin University Law Journal, * (*):*-* [Details]
(1988)'Fradulent Preference: Section 286 Companies Act 1963'
Lynch Fannon, I.; (1988) 'Fradulent Preference: Section 286 Companies Act 1963'. Irish Law Times, * (*):*-* [Details]

Other Journals

 YearPublication
(2011)'A survey of Irish Company Law relating to private and public companies in Company Laws of the European Union'
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2011) 'A survey of Irish Company Law relating to private and public companies in Company Laws of the European Union' LDGJ Montchrestien, . [Details]
(2001)'Irish Company Law since 1990'
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2001) 'Irish Company Law since 1990' LDGJ Montchrestien, . [Details]

Conference Publications

 YearPublication
(2015)INSOL Europe Annual Conference: Academic Forum
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2015) NAMA- The Irish Bad Bank Option. . In: Omar, Paul eds. INSOL Europe Annual Conference: Academic Forum Berlin, , 30-SEP-15 - 02-OCT-15 [Details]

Unpublished work

 YearPublication
(2011)Ireland: Cotporate Governance in Hopt, K. (Eds) Comparative Corporate Governance.
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2011) Ireland: Cotporate Governance in Hopt, K. (Eds) Comparative Corporate Governance. Unpublished work [Details]

Professional Activities

Honours and Awards

 YearTitleAwarding Body
2014Visiting Academic, Oxford Law Faculty Oxford Law Faculty
2004Baker Hostetler Professorship
2002Visiting Scholar in Residence Cleveland State University
1985Senior Scholarship, Somerville College, Oxford University.

Professional Associations

 AssociationFunctionFrom / To
INSOL Member, Technical Committee for Berlin Conference 2015/
The Irish Legal History Society Council Member06-FEB-18 / 06-FEB-21
Conference of European Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers Board Member01-AUG-17 / 31-DEC-18
Insolvency Lawyer's Association Member/
Incorporated Law Society of Ireland Solicitor/
Society of Legal Scholars Member/
Irish Women Lawyers Association Committee/

Conference Contributions

 YearPublication
(2018)SMART Workshop Enforcing Environmental Sustainability in the face of Business Failure and Distress,
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2018) Fissures between state and federal regulatory frameworks: some examples from EU environmental Law. [Keynote Speaker], SMART Workshop Enforcing Environmental Sustainability in the face of Business Failure and Distress, Faculty of Law, Oslo University . [Details]
(2017)Society of Legal Scholars, September 2017,
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2017) Rethinking Company Law Why RISK matters?. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society of Legal Scholars, September 2017, University College Dublin . [Details]
(2017)Society of Legal Scholars, September 2017,
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2017) Fixed Charges on Book Debts: The Irish Experience post Spectrum Plus Ltd. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society of Legal Scholars, September 2017, University College Dublin . [Details]
(2017)SMART Conference on International Trade and Investment,
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2017) ‘Apple Tax- a Complex Story-‘. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], SMART Conference on International Trade and Investment, Faculty of Law, Oslo University . [Details]
(2016)Law Reform Commission Annual Conference,
Irene Lynch Fannon (2016) Annual meeting of the Law Reform Commission. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Law Reform Commission Annual Conference, St. George's Hall, Dublin Castle , 03-NOV-16 - 03-NOV-16. [Details]
(2015)INSOL Europe Annual Conference,
Lynch Fannon I: (2015) Insolvency Regulation. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], INSOL Europe Annual Conference, Berlin 2015 , 03-OCT-15 - 03-OCT-15. [Details]
(2014)Law and Finance Workshop Series, Oxford Law,
Lynch Fannon, I (2014) From Genius to Quackery: Corporate Law Theory and Boards. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Law and Finance Workshop Series, Oxford Law, Oxford Law . [Details]
(2014)Merton College Speaker Series,
Lynch Fannon, I (2014) Women on Board, The EU Directive. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Merton College Speaker Series, Merton College . [Details]
(2014)Law And The Environment 2014,
Lynch Fannon, I; (2014) Corporate Social Responsibility and the Environment. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Law And The Environment 2014, University College Cork , 03-APR-14. [Details]
(2014)Presentation at the Faculty Seminar Series, Law School, ANU Canberra, Australia,
Lynch Fannon, I; (2014) The End of the Celtic Tiger, the Property Bubble and Corporate Governance Failure. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Presentation at the Faculty Seminar Series, Law School, ANU Canberra, Australia, ANU, Canberra , 05-FEB-14. [Details]
(2014)The Corporate Law Teachers Association of Australia,
Lynch Fannon, I; (2014) The End of the Celtic Tiger, the Property Bubble and Corporate Governance Failure. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The Corporate Law Teachers Association of Australia, Adelaide, Australia , 02-FEB-14 - 04-FEB-14. [Details]
(2014)Member of Panel at The Corporate Law Teachers Association of Australia,
Lynch Fannon, I; (2014) Hansmann and Kraakman’s ‘The End of History for Corporate Law’ Revisited. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Member of Panel at The Corporate Law Teachers Association of Australia, Adelaide, Australia , 01-FEB-14 - 04-FEB-14. [Details]
(2014)INSOL and NAICL, LEIDEN,
Lynch Fannon, I; (2014) Teaching Comparative EU and US Corporate Governance Law on Employees and Creditors: Understanding Path Dependency. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], INSOL and NAICL, LEIDEN, Leiden University , 14-APR-14 - 15-APR-14. [Details]
(2013)Insolvency Lawyers Association Conference,
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2013) Insolvency Lawyers Association. [Invited Oral Presentation], Insolvency Lawyers Association Conference, Cambridge University , 29-MAR-13 - 29-MAR-13. [Details]
(2013)My Word is My Bond, Regulating for Integrity in the City,
Lynch Fannon, Irene (2013) Multi Disciplinary Conference on Regulation and Corporate Governance. [Chair Sessions at Symposia], My Word is My Bond, Regulating for Integrity in the City, Allen and Overy LLP, London and the University of Leeds , 15-JAN-13 - 15-JAN-13. [Details]
(2013)Women on Board,
Lynch Fannon, I; (2013) Women on Board: Gender Diversity (Parity) on Corporate Boards and Good Corporate Governance. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Women on Board, University College Cork , 21-JUN-13. [Details]
(2013)The Personal Insolvency Act CPD Seminar,
Lynch Fannon, I; (2013) The Bankruptcy Provisions And The Personal Insolvency Act 2012- 6 Months On. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The Personal Insolvency Act CPD Seminar, University College Cork , 24-JAN-13. [Details]
(2013)The Personal Insolvency Act CPD Seminar,
Lynch Fannon, I; (2013) Bankruptcy Tourism to the UK: Why and How?. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], The Personal Insolvency Act CPD Seminar, University College Cork , 10-MAY-13. [Details]
(2013)Insolvency Lawyers Association Academic Forum 2013,
Ringe, Garciamartin, Van Zwieten and Lynch Fannon. (2013) EC Regulation on Insolvency: Is there a. [Invited Oral Presentation], Insolvency Lawyers Association Academic Forum 2013, Cambridge . [Details]
(2012)Risk, Rescue and Protection of Personal Assets in Insolvency,
Irene Lynch Fannon (2012) Risk and Culpable Business Failure. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Risk, Rescue and Protection of Personal Assets in Insolvency, University College Cork , 05-JUL-12 - 05-JUL-12. [Details]
(2012)Conference on Irish Identities/ The End of the Celtic Tiger-the Property Bubble, Corporate Governance and Failure,
Irene Lynch Fannon (2012) Held under the auspices of the ISS21 Research Group at UCC. [Invited Oral Presentation], Conference on Irish Identities/ The End of the Celtic Tiger-the Property Bubble, Corporate Governance and Failure, University College Cork , 03-MAY-12 - 03-MAY-12. [Details]
(2011)University College Cork: Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2011) Corporate Crime. [Oral Presentation], University College Cork: Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, UCC , 17-JUN-11 - 17-JUN-11. [Details]
(2011)Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, UCC, Corporate Crime,
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2011) Punishing White Collar Crime: Sending mixed messages. [Invited Oral Presentation], Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, UCC, Corporate Crime, UCC , 17-JUN-11 - 18-JUN-11. [Details]
(2010)International Academy of Comparative Law, Washington DC,
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2010) Corporate Governance in Ireland: What went Wrong. [Invited Oral Presentation], International Academy of Comparative Law, Washington DC, Washington DC , 01-JUL-10 - 01-JUL-11. [Details]
(2008)Irish Council for European Law Forum on The Impact of European Law on the Corporate World,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2008) Corporate Responsibility and the European Corporate Governance: The View from Now. [Oral Presentation], Irish Council for European Law Forum on The Impact of European Law on the Corporate World, IECL , 17-NOV-08 - 17-NOV-08. [Details]
(2008)INSOL Europe Academic Forum Barcelona,
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2008) The Role of Judicial Rhetoric in Director Disqualification and Restriction Cases in Irish Insolvency Law. [Oral Presentation], INSOL Europe Academic Forum Barcelona, Barcelona , 08-SEP-08 - 12-SEP-08. [Details]
(2007)Faculty of Law Research Seminar Series,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2007) Workers, Multinational Corporations and Global Markets: Ethics, Law and Self-Regulation. [Oral Presentation], Faculty of Law Research Seminar Series, University College Cork , 03-JUL-07 - 03-JUL-07. [Details]
(2007)Society of Legal Scholars,
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2007) The Dynamic Entrepreneur or the Totally Incompetent Fool? The role of norms in identifying legitimate risk taking under Irish company law. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Society of Legal Scholars, Durham, England , 10-SEP-07 - 14-SEP-07. [Details]
(2007)EUSA Conference Montreal,
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2007) Regulation and Competitiveness in the European Union. [Oral Presentation], EUSA Conference Montreal, Montreal , 14-MAY-07 - 16-MAY-07. [Details]
(2007)Transnational IP at Deusto University,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2007) Comparative Corporate Governance on M2 Bancaire Financaire, University of Strasbourg October 2008. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Transnational IP at Deusto University, Deusto University , 01-SEP-07 - 01-SEP-07. [Details]
(2007)European Union Studies Association,
Lynch-Fannon; (2007) Regulation and Competitiveness: A mysterious and difficult relationship in the European Union. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], European Union Studies Association, Montreal, Canada , 14-MAY-07 - 19-MAY-07. [Details]
(2006)27th McMasters World Conference on Corporate Governance,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2006) The European Model of Corporate Governance: Prospects for Success in an Enlarged Europe. [Oral Presentation], 27th McMasters World Conference on Corporate Governance, McMasters World Conference on Corporate Governance , 26-JAN-06 - 26-JAN-06. [Details]
(2006)Faculty Seminar and LLM in Corporate Governance Queens University Belfast,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2006) Delivering Effective Corporate Governance: The relationship between law and norms in a transatlantic context. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Faculty Seminar and LLM in Corporate Governance Queens University Belfast, Queens University Belfast , 07-DEC-06 - 07-DEC-06. [Details]
(2006)British International Studies Association,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2006) Workers, Multinational Corporations and Global Markets: Ethics, Law, and Self-Regulation. [Invited Oral Presentation], British International Studies Association, University College Cork , 18-DEC-06 - 20-DEC-06. [Details]
(2006)LLM in Corporate Governance,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2006) How to deliver effective corporate governance, the relationship between legal standards and non legally enforceable norms or NLERs. [Invited Oral Presentation], LLM in Corporate Governance, Queen's University Belfast , 09-DEC-06 - 09-DEC-06. [Details]
(2006)British International Studies Association Conference, UCC,
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2006) The Corporation and the Worker: A Question of Regulation, Ethics and Responsibility. [Oral Presentation], British International Studies Association Conference, UCC, UCC , 05-DEC-06 - 08-DEC-06. [Details]
(2006)McMasters World Conference on Corporate Governance,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2006) The European Social Model of Corporate Governance: Prospects for Success in an Enlarged Europe. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], McMasters World Conference on Corporate Governance, Hamilton, Ontario , 25-JAN-06 - 27-JAN-06. [Details]
(2006)Location, Luck or the Law: Why Some Venture Capital Communities Flourish,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2006) The Luck of the Irish or Just Plain Old Tax and Regulatory Planning? The Success of Venture Capitalism in Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Location, Luck or the Law: Why Some Venture Capital Communities Flourish, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University , 17-MAR-06 - 17-MAR-06. [Details]
(2005)UNECE Corporate Governance Roundtable,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2005) Corporate Governance Issues in Smaller Countries. [Oral Presentation], UNECE Corporate Governance Roundtable, Geneva, Switzerland , 11-FEB-05 - 12-FEB-05. [Details]
(2005)European Union Studies Association, USA, Austin, Texas,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2005) The European Model of Corporate Governance: Prospects for Success in an Enlarged Europe. [Invited Oral Presentation], European Union Studies Association, USA, Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas , 30-MAR-05 - 02-APR-05. [Details]
(2005)Accountable Governance Forum, Institute of Governance, Queen's University, Belfast,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2005) CSR and Law's Empire: Is there a Conflict?. [Invited Oral Presentation], Accountable Governance Forum, Institute of Governance, Queen's University, Belfast, Institute of Governance, Queen's University, Belfast , 21-OCT-05 - 22-OCT-05. [Details]
(2005)Postgraduate Student seminar series, Faculty of Law, UCC,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2005) Why do US Corporations treat their employees as they do?. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Postgraduate Student seminar series, Faculty of Law, UCC, Faculty of law, UCC , 01-OCT-05 - 01-OCT-05. [Details]
(2005)Annual Law Students Conference at UCC,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (2005) The EU Response to the Virtuous Corporation. [Invited Oral Presentation], Annual Law Students Conference at UCC, University College Cork , 07-DEC-05 - 07-DEC-05. [Details]
(2004)Governing the Corporation: Mapping the Loci of Power in Corporate Governance Design,
Lynch-Fannon, Irene; (2004) From Workers to Global Politics: How the Way we Work Provides Answers to Corporate Governance. [Invited Oral Presentation], Governing the Corporation: Mapping the Loci of Power in Corporate Governance Design, QUB , 14-SEP-04 - 15-SEP-04. [Details]
(2004)Governing the Corporation: mapping the Loci of Power in Corporate Governance Design, Queen's University Belfast,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2004) From Workers to Global Politics: How the Way we Work Provides Answers to Corprate Governance Questions. [Invited Oral Presentation], Governing the Corporation: mapping the Loci of Power in Corporate Governance Design, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Belfast , 01-SEP-04 - 01-SEP-04. [Details]
(2004)The Company Law Enforcement Act 2001,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2004) The Company Law Enforcement Act 2001. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Company Law Enforcement Act 2001, University College Cork , 23-NOV-04 - 23-NOV-04. [Details]
(2004)Governing the Corporation: Mapping the Loci of Power in Corporate Goverance Design,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2004) From Workers to Global Politics: How the Way we work Provides Answers to Corporate Goverence Questions. [Oral Presentation], Governing the Corporation: Mapping the Loci of Power in Corporate Goverance Design, Queens University Belfast , 15-SEP-04 - 17-SEP-04. [Details]
(2003)Society of Legal Scholars Annual Meeting, Oxford University,
Lynch Fannon, Irene; (2003) A Transatlantic Case: The Derivative Action as a Corporate Governance Tool. [Oral Presentation], Society of Legal Scholars Annual Meeting, Oxford University, Oxford University , 17-SEP-03 - 21-SEP-03. [Details]
(2003)Washington and Lee University Law School,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2003) Two Kinds of Capitalism: A Comparative European Perspective on the Corporation and its Stakeholders. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Washington and Lee University Law School, Lexington, VA , 08-SEP-03 - 08-SEP-03. [Details]
(2003)Presentation to Taft, Stettinius & Hollister,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2003) The European Union Social Policy and Labor Market Regulation. [Invited Oral Presentation], Presentation to Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Cleveland , 03-OCT-03 - 03-OCT-03. [Details]
(2003)*,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2003) Employees as Stakeholders, the European Experience. [Invited Oral Presentation], *, New York University Law School Center for Employment and Labor Law , 28-OCT-03 - 28-OCT-03. [Details]
(2003)Faculty Seminar Series,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2003) Two Kinds of Capitalism. [Invited Oral Presentation], Faculty Seminar Series, Cleveland Marshall College of Law , 03-FEB-03 - 03-FEB-03. [Details]
(2003)Cleveland Marshall Labor and Employment Law Speaker Series,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2003) Are Americans Really Overworked? European Social Policy and Why Employment Laws Matter. [Invited Oral Presentation], Cleveland Marshall Labor and Employment Law Speaker Series, * , 13-FEB-03 - 13-FEB-03. [Details]
(2003)*,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2003) Are Americans Really Overworked?. [Invited Oral Presentation], *, Temple Law School, Philadelphia , 26-MAR-03 - 26-MAR-03. [Details]
(2003)*,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2003) The Social Policy of the European Union. [Invited Oral Presentation], *, Case Western Law School, Cleveland , 14-APR-03 - 14-APR-03. [Details]
(2003)*,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2003) Two Kinds of Capitalism: A Comparative European perspective on the Corporation and its Stakeholders. [Invited Oral Presentation], *, Washington and Lee University Law School, Lexington, VA , 08-SEP-03 - 08-SEP-03. [Details]
(2003)Faculty Seminar Series Cleveland Marshall College of Law,
Irene Lynch Fannon; (2003) Two Kinds of Capitalism. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Faculty Seminar Series Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland Marshall College of Law , 03-FEB-03 - 03-FEB-03. [Details]
(2003)Cleveland Marshall Labor and Employment Law Speaker Series,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2003) Are Americans Really Overworked? European Social Policy and Why Employment Laws Matter. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Cleveland Marshall Labor and Employment Law Speaker Series, Cleveland Marshall Labor and Employment Law Speaker Series , 13-FEB-03 - 13-FEB-03. [Details]
(2003)Temple Law School,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2003) Are Americans Really Overworked?. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Temple Law School, Philadelphia , 26-MAR-03 - 26-MAR-03. [Details]
(2003)Case Western Law School,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2003) The Social Policy Of the European Union. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Case Western Law School, Cleveland , 14-APR-03 - 14-APR-03. [Details]
(2003)Society of Legal Scholars Annual Meeting,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2003) A Transatlantic Case: The Derivative Action as a Corporate Governance Tool. [Invited Oral Presentation], Society of Legal Scholars Annual Meeting, Oxford University , 17-SEP-03 - 21-SEP-03. [Details]
(2003)NYU Law School Centre for Employment and Labour Law,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2003) Employees as Corporate Stakeholders: A European Perspective. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], NYU Law School Centre for Employment and Labour Law, NYU , 28-OCT-03 - 28-OCT-03. [Details]
(2003)Presentation to Taft, Stettinius & Hollister,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (2003) The European Union Social Policy and Labour Market Regulation. [Invited Oral Presentation], Presentation to Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Cleveland , 03-OCT-03 - 03-OCT-03. [Details]
(2000)Company Law 2000 Conference, UCC,
Lynch Fannon, Irene; (2000) Company Law Reform: Process and Substance. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Company Law 2000 Conference, UCC, UCC , 23-SEP-00 - 25-SEP-00. [Details]
(2000)Company Law Reform: Process and Substance,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2000) *. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Company Law Reform: Process and Substance, University College Cork , 23-SEP-00 - 25-SEP-00. [Details]
(2000)Company Law 2000 Conference,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2000) Company Law Reform: Process and Substance. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Company Law 2000 Conference, University College Cork , 23-SEP-00 - 25-SEP-00. [Details]
(2000)Company Law Reform,
Lynch Fannon, I.; (2000) *. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Company Law Reform, * , 22-SEP-00 - 23-SEP-00. [Details]
(1999)Annual Equality Lecture, UCC,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (1999) The Employment Act 1998: The Meanning of Equality. [Oral Presentation], Annual Equality Lecture, UCC, University College Cork , 01-MAR-99 - 01-MAR-99. [Details]
(1998)HEEU Conference Proceedings, UCC,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (1998) The Women of 78: Where are they now?. [Oral Presentation], HEEU Conference Proceedings, UCC, University College Cork , 16-NOV-98 - 18-NOV-98. [Details]
(1998)Department of Law, UCC and Southern Law Assocation European Law Seminar Series,
Irene Lynch Fannon; (1998) Current Developments in European Company Legislation. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Department of Law, UCC and Southern Law Assocation European Law Seminar Series, Department of Law, UCC and Southern Law Assocation , 01-NOV-98 - 31-DEC-98. [Details]
(1998)16th International Symposium on Economic Crime, Jesus College Cambridge,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (1998) Doing Business with the Devil-Insolvency, Commercial Misconduct and the Criminal Law. [Invited Oral Presentation], 16th International Symposium on Economic Crime, Jesus College Cambridge, Jesus College Cambridge , 01-SEP-98 - 01-SEP-98. [Details]
(1996)Conference organised by EIRI Associates, European Foundation for Living and Working Conditions, Dublin,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (1996) The Employment Equality Bill. [Invited Oral Presentation], Conference organised by EIRI Associates, European Foundation for Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, European Foundation for Living and Working Conditions, Dublin , 01-OCT-96 - 01-OCT-96. [Details]
(1994)University of Virginia Law seminars on Constitutionalism,
Irene Lynch-Fannon; (1994) The Irish Constitution and the Peace Process. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], University of Virginia Law seminars on Constitutionalism, University of Virginia Law School , 01-NOV-94 - 01-NOV-94. [Details]
(1990)Company Directors in the 1990s Conference,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (1990) Company Directors in the 1990s with reference to the 1990 Companies Act. [Invited Oral Presentation], Company Directors in the 1990s Conference, Irish Centre for Commercial Law (University College Dublin) , 01-DEC-90 - 01-DEC-90. [Details]
(1987)Irish Critical Legal Studies Conference, Belfast,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (1987) Gender Identity and Economic Necessity. [Invited Oral Presentation], Irish Critical Legal Studies Conference, Belfast, Belfast , 14-SEP-87 - 14-SEP-87. [Details]
(1987)onference on the teaching of Human Rights held under auspices of United Nations Human Rights Foundation, Strasbourg,
Lynch-Fannon, I:; (1987) The teaching of human rights in primary schools in Ireland. [Invited Oral Presentation], onference on the teaching of Human Rights held under auspices of United Nations Human Rights Foundation, Strasbourg, Strasbourg , 01-MAY-87 - 01-MAY-87. [Details]

Committees

 CommitteeFunctionFrom / To
UCC Student Discipline Committee Chair/
UCC Equality Committee Chair/Member/
Academic Council Member/
Law School Executive Management Committee Member, Alumni Relations/
Various Appointment Boards Member/Chair/
College Council Member/
Senior Lecturer Promotions Board Member/
College Executive Management Committee Head of College2008 / 2013
Professors Promotion and Establishment Board Promotions to Professor (Scale 2)2002 /

Employment

 EmployerPositionFrom / To
University College Cork Professor01-JAN-02 /
University College Cork Senior Lecturer01-SEP-92 / 01-JAN-02
University College Cork College Lecturer01-SEP-87 / 01-JAN-92
Cleveland Marshall College of Law Baker Hostetler Professor01-JAN-04 / 01-JUN-04
Cleveland Marshall College of Law Visiting Scholar01-OCT-02 / 01-MAY-03
Theodore Goddard Solicitor01-SEP-86 / 01-FEB-87
University College Galway College Lecturer01-FEB-87 / 01-JUN-87

Education

 YearInstitutionQualificationSubject
1982University College Dublin B.C.L.
1986Oxford University B.C.L.Law
1985Incorporated Law Society of Ireland Solicitor
1999University of Virginia Doctor of Juridical Science

Consultancy

 ClientDescription
Continuing Professional Development programme, Faculty of Law, University College Cork
The paper presented was Company Law Enforcement Act 2001.
Continuing Legal Education lectures to the legal profession, Law Faculty, University College Cork
The EC Social Programme as it affects Labour legislation
Irish Centre for Commercial Law (UCD)
Corporate Insolvency law under the 1990s Companies Legislation (three week seminar series).
MA Equality Studies, University College Dublin
Women and Labour Legislation - module taught on visiting basis.
Adult and Continuing Education Diploma Personnel Management, University College Cork
Participation in Adult and Continuing Education Diploma Personnel Management, .
UNECE Corporate Governance Roundtable Meeting, Geneva
Coporate Governance Issues in Smaller Countries in the UNECE Region. Paper was an invited submission on corporate governance issues in Ireland
Continuing Legal Education lectures to legal profession, Law Faculty, University College Cork
Will Examinerships Work? Paper given in the series of Continuing Legal Eduaction lectures to legal profession in the 1991/1992 session on the 1990 Companies (Amendment) Act.
Munster Human Resource Institute, University College Cork
Employment Law and You.
The Money Programme, BBC
The Goodman Affair.
The Incorporated Law Society
Unfair Dismissals Symposium. Publication: Lynch Power and Walker: Unfair Dismissal Incorporated Law Society of Ireland Continuing Legal Education Series. 
Irish Association of Law Teachers Conference, Cork.
Insolvency - the position of preferential creditors in corporate insolvency.
Staff-Student Seminar Series, University College Cork
Management Interests in Takeovers: Separation of Control and Ownership in Corporations.
ICSA
Lecture to ICSA under auspices of Adult Education Board, University College Cork, on women and the law focusing on Employment Law.
Company Law section of Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Prepared invited submissions on EC Company Law Directives 1990-present in relation to EC Company Law Harmonistaion project:- EC Draft Regulation on the European Company- EC Draft Twelfth Directive on "one man companies"- EC Draft 13th Directive on Takeover and other General Bids- EC SLIM project
Company Law Review Group
Prepared invited submissions on domestic company law for Company law Review Group which issued its report in December 1994.
University of Paris Ouest Nanterre
Visiting Professor
Institute of Chartered Accountants Regulatory Body
Disciplinary Panel
A&L Goodbody Solicitors
Insolvency and Restructuring Group
Continuing Professional Development Programme, Faculty of Law, University College Cork
Insolvency Law: Personal and Corporate 2012-Present

Outreach Activities

 Description

2014 Chair of a Session in the One Stop Shop for Business (Run by Department of Jobs, Innovation and Enterprise) . Cork.

2002-2006  European Commission:Research Review Panel under Marie Curie Actions for FP6.

2016-2018 Ministerial appointee to the Company Law Review Group a statutory body, initially established under the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 and now established under the Companies Act 2014.

2005-2007 Business Regulation Forum established to review 'Red Tape' issues regarding legislative compliance in Ireland.

2000- Ministerial appointee to the Audit Review Group 2000 enquiring into DIRT irregularities.

2007 Reviewer of research projects for the Finnish Academy of Social Sciences

2007-2011 Ministerial appointee to the High Level Business Regulation Group established following the report of the Business Regulation Forum.

2006 European Corporate Governance Research Team member on project in conjunction with Sherman Sterling LLP commissioned by European Commission on One Share One Vote.

Journal Activities

 JournalRoleTo / From
The Irish Jurist Referee-
Hibernian Law Journal Referee-
Journal Of Legal Studies Referee-
Irish Law Times Referee01-AUG-91 - 01-AUG-91

Other Activities

 Description

20002-2006 European Commission:Research Review Panel under Marie Curie Actions for FP6.

Teaching Activities

Teaching Interests

Company Law, Corporate Law Theory, Contemporary Issues in Corporate Law, The Law of Insolvency and Restructuring..

Recent Postgraduates

 Graduation YearStudent NameInstitutionDegree TypeThesis Title
2011Dr. Silvana Rendel Beeri University College CorkPh.D.Company Law Regulatory Competition in the European Union: The Case of Ireland
2007Kieran Trant University College CorkLLMInsider Dealing: Two Questions
2008Elaine Dewhurst University College CorkPh.D.Rights of Migrant Workers in International and Domestic Legal Systems
2008Dr. Olufemi Amao University College CorkPh.D.Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights in Nigeria
2009Dr. Benedicte Sage University College CorkPh.D.The Evolution and Application of the Precautionary Principle under International Marine Environmental Law
1988Mary Catherine Lucey University College CorkLLMCompetition Law in the EU
1989Leo Flynn University College CorkLLMInside the Black Box: Power Relationships and Dynamics in the Company
1989Brian Hutchinson University College CorkLLMThe Ultra Vires Doctrine: A Case for Reform
1989Brian Hutchinson University College CorkLLMThe Ultra Vires Doctrine: A Case for Reform
1991Katherine Keller University College CorkLLMControl of Mergers and Acquisitions under EEC Law
1999Eoin Tobin University College CorkLLMThe Use of the Corporate Form in Environmental Law Litigation
2008Karole Cuddihy University College CorkLLMA Statutory Derivative Action
2008Louise O' Brien University College CorkLLMRestriction of Directors in Irish Law
1988Nora Rice University College CorkLLMEnforcement of Company Law
1989Gabrielle Ryan University College CorkLLMThe Regulation of Secret Profits and Insider Dealing: Tilting at Windmills
1991Seán O' Shea University College CorkLLMReckless Trading Under Irish Law
1995Sinéad O' Shea University College CorkLLMParental Leave, the Dawn of a New and Genuine Equality in Irish Law
1997Kara Schmitt University College CorkLLMFraudulent Trading
1997Rose Hayes University College CorkLLMSexual Harassment in the Workplace
1998Olivia Smith University College CorkLLMThe 1998 Equality Legislation
1999Tomás O' Brien University College CorkLLMEmployment Law
2006Diarmuid Goulding University College CorkLLMCorporate Manslaughter
2000Conor O' Sullivan University College CorkLLMEmployment Law
2002Siobhán Leahy University College CorkLLMMaternity Protection Legislation and the ECJ
2010Dr. Joe McGrath University College CorkPh.D.Regulating Corporate Crime

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