Barrister Profile

Main Areas of Practice

Criminal Law
Family Law
Personal Injury
Professional Negligence

Biography

Aoife was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2019 and is available to accept instructions in all areas of practice. She enjoys a varied practice having gained experience in personal injury, professional negligence, commercial matters and defamation actions.

Aoife has a background in criminal defence work, appearing regularly in the Magistrates’ Court and Youth Court in contested hearings and applications, and has significant experience working with vulnerable individuals.

As part of a wide-ranging practice, Aoife recurrently appears in public and private family law matters across, and Non-Molestation Orders applications
across all court tiers. Aoife has further experience in matrimonial and ancillary relief proceedings.

Qualifications

2019; Degree of Barrister-at-Law, The Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland

2019; Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies, Institute of Professional Legal Studies

2018; LL.M International Business Law, Queen’s University Belfast

2017;LL.B Law, Queen’s University Belfast

Prizes and Scholarships:

Inn of Court Prize, The Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland

Kyle Scholarship, Queen’s University Belfast

City Scholarship, Queen’s University, Belfast

Cyber Essentials Scheme, 2024.