Ciara O’Brien - Solicitor
Ciara is a solicitor in the Commercial and Business team at Hayes solicitors. She advises on a wide range of commercial, regulatory and contractual issues. This includes advising clients in the areas of data protection compliance and privacy, and reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts. Ciara also practices general litigation and dispute resolution with a specific interest in defamation and intellectual property matters.
Ciara commenced her training contract with Hayes solicitors in 2019 and qualified as a solicitor in 2021.
Experience
Ciara is a solicitor in the Commercial and Business team at Hayes solicitors. She advises on a wide range of commercial, regulatory and contractual issues. This includes advising clients in the areas of data protection compliance and privacy, and reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts. Ciara also practices general litigation and dispute resolution with a specific interest in defamation and intellectual property matters.
Ciara commenced her training contract with Hayes solicitors in 2019 and qualified as a solicitor in 2021.
Expertise
- Data protection law - Ciara advises companies and State bodies on general data protection obligations as well as specific queries in respect of data access requests.
- Commercial contracts – Ciara has assisted in reviewing and drafting Partnership Agreements.
- Professional regulatory matters - Ciara has assisted in defending Fitness to Practice complaints and defence of civil and criminal matters in the professional sphere. She has assisted in defending professional negligence actions and internal appeals to committees of professional bodies.
- Defamation - Ciara has assisted in prosecuting high value defamation cases.
- Personal injury – Ciara has been involved in a number of personal injury cases, both defending and prosecuting, in the areas of employers’ liability and public liability.
- General commercial litigation- Ciara has experience advising private companies and individuals on bringing and defending various types of litigation.
Qualifications/Education
- BA European Studies with French, Trinity College Dublin, 2015
- LLM International Human Rights Law, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2016
- Certificate in Commercial Mediation, Mediator Academy and Law Society of Ireland, 2020
- Certificate in Technology Law, Law Society of Ireland 2020
- Professional qualification as a solicitor, Law Society of Ireland 2021
Memberships
- Member of the Law Society of Ireland