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Biography

Declan Harmon is a Barrister at The Bar of Ireland. Declan has a broad civil litigation practice. He is experienced in a wide range of areas of law. These include administrative law / judicial review, commercial and company law, land / landlord and tenant law, tort and personal injuries law and sports law. Declan has a particular expertise in employment and equality law and he acts regularly for employers and employees in matters before statutory tribunals and the Superior Courts. He has been appointed to conduct a number of independent workplace investigations. Declan has strong experience in data protection and privacy law. He has been instructed in some of the first litigation in Ireland in civil claims arising out of the GDPR. Declan is experienced in Alternative Dispute Resolution methods, particularly in mediation and arbitration. He is accredited as an Arbitrator and he holds the Professional Diploma in Arbitration from University College Dublin. In the area of sports law, Declan is a member of the Disciplinary Committee and the Appeal Committee of the Football Association of Ireland. He is also a member of the FAI’s pool of arbitrators. He is a member of the disciplinary pool for the Boxing Union of Ireland and the Hearings Committee of Gymnastics Ireland. Declan is a member of the panel of counsel for the Diocesan Court of the Church of Ireland Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. Born and raised in Dublin, Declan was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and the King’s Inns. Prior to joining the Bar of Ireland in 2017, Declan worked for several years in the international airport operations sector for the overseas subsidiary of Ireland’s State-owned airports company, particularly in the Middle East.