Stephen McLoughlin

Stephen is a partner in the Dispute Resolution department and is also the head of the Regulatory group in Ireland.

Stephen provides strategic advice to clients in all areas of regulatory and administrative law and has extensive experience in acting in professional misconduct inquiries and in litigation before the Irish superior courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union. He has developed a significant expertise in acting for and advising regulators and private sector entities, includes complaints, criminal regulatory prosecutions, statutory applications, professional indemnity insurance issues, the entitlement of overseas professionals to practise in Ireland under EU and domestic law and drafting legislation.

Stephen previously acted in fitness-to-practise inquiries and in suspension applications, confirmation applications, judicial reviews, and as legal assessor for the board of a statutory regulator. Stephen has also acted in complex litigation affecting regulators and regulated entities.