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William Binchy is an Irish lawyer. He was the Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin from 1992 to 2012.
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William Binchy is an Irish lawyer. He was the Regius Professor of Laws at Trinity College Dublin from 1992 to 2012.
Binchy was educated at University College Dublin. He is a Barrister-at-Law and practised at the Irish Bar from 1968 to 1970. [1]
He was a Research Counsellor to the Irish Law Reform Commission and special legal advisor on family law reform to the Department of Justice. He has been a consultant to the Department of Foreign Affairs and represented Ireland at the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Professor Binchy is a member of the Irish Human Rights Commission. [1] He specialises in private international law, the law of torts and family law. In 2010, he was made an Honorary Bencher of the Honourable Society of King's Inns. [1]
He has been involved in a number of campaigns in connection with proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland. In particular, he campaigned:
Since 2012, he has returned to the Irish bar. [2] and now holds a Professoriate Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin.
His uncle was the historian D. A. Binchy. He is the brother of novelist Maeve Binchy. His daughter is the RTÉ producer and former College Tribune editor Sarah Binchy.
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