Fionola Hughes

• Financial Services
• Public Law

• Commercial Litigation
• Regulatory, Public & Administrative

• Public Sector Clients
• Private Companies
• Directors and Shareholders

Education

• Law Society of Ireland, Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors (2025)
• University of Galway (2016-2020) BCL International, First Class Honours

• Sciences Po, Aix en Provence, France (2018) First Class Honours

Professional Memberships

• Law Society of Ireland

• Advising a private company in respect of a high value claim (damages estimated at more than €2 billion) arising from alleged interference and corruption on the part of a government minister.
• Legal advisor responsible for providing comprehensive guidance on the treatment of safeguarded funds in liquidation proceedings, including prioritisation of claims by electronic money holders and the legal position of unsecured creditors.
• Advising on the full scope of a public sector client’s statutory framework including the interpretation and application of its statutory powers and functions, particularly in relation to constitutional claims arising under insolvency and bankruptcy legislation.
• Advised on multi-party litigation arising from one of the largest and most complex construction disputes in the State.
• Advised on High Court proceedings concerning alleged intellectual property infringement and unauthorised access to proprietary database architecture and data.