Senior Practice Manager
Practice Manager
Assistant Practice Manager
Méabh joined XXIV Old Buildings as a tenant on 1 October 2026, after successful completion of her pupillage. She gained experience across all of Chambers’ core practice areas throughout pupillage, during which she was instructed on Into Nominee & Anor v Study Group UK & Anor [2026] EWHC 1201 (TCC) in respect of a summary judgment application regarding the frustration of a lease.
Examples of recent instructions include:
Before coming to the Bar, Méabh graduated with first-class honours from Trinity College Dublin, ranking third overall in her year. Méabh went on to complete the BCL at the University of Oxford where she graduated with Distinction. She also graduated with Distinction from the University of Law where she undertook the Legal Practice Course (LPC).
Méabh formerly practised as a solicitor at Farrer & Co, specialising in trust and estate litigation (2022 – 2025), and as Senior Paralegal in an international group litigation firm (2020 – 2022), where she worked on Municipio de Mariana & others v. BHP Group PLC and BHP Group Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1156 before the Court of Appeal, amongst other pieces of high-profile group litigation. The case raised complex private internal law issues, an area which Méabh maintains an interest in.
Méabh’s other experience includes working as judicial extern to the Honourable Michael Fitzgerald and Philip Gutierrez in the California Federal Court, research assistant to Professor Laura Hoyano at the University of Oxford, researcher with Oxford Pro Bono Publico, and legal intern at the Office of the Attorney General of Ireland.
Méabh is committed to pro bono work and volunteers with Schools Consent Project in her spare time, attending schools to teach students about consent. Méabh has also been featured on the Attorney General’s Pro Bono Recognition List (2025) for her work with Mary Ward Legal Centre.
During pupillage, Méabh gained experience of advising on the construction of a contract concerning a luxury goods organisation.
As a pupil, Méabh gained experience of aviation litigation including:
Méabh has experience of the following:
Méabh gained experience of a range of commercial litigation matters during pupillage including:
Méabh has gained experience in the following areas during pupillage:
As a second six pupil, Méabh was instructed on Into Nominee & Anor v Study Group UK & Anor [2026] EWHC 1201 (TCC) which considered the circumstances in which a lease could be frustrated.
As a pupil, Méabh gained experience in a wide range of trust and probate disputes including:
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