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Provided by Fergal McGoldrick
Practice Areas
Fergal is a Partner in the Media, Communications & Reputation, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution teams, specialising in media and communications, commercial litigation, and public and administrative law.
Career
Fergal acts for leading national and regional news groups in the defence of libel, privacy and data actions, and pre-publication injunction applications. He also acts for various corporates and business figures in managing and protecting reputations. Outside defamation and privacy, Fergal maintains a significant public law practice. He has acted in cases heard in all levels of the judicial system, including before the Supreme Court.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of Northern Ireland.
Personal
Qualifying as a Solicitor with commendation and awarded the Mills Selig Prize, Fergal joined Carson McDowell as a Solicitor from another specialist media law practice in 2015.
Fergal graduated with a degree in Law and Marketing in 2007 where he was awarded the Sweet & Maxwell University Law Prize, before completing an LLM in Human Rights Law and a Master’s degree in Business Studies.
Chambers Review
UK
Fergal McGoldrick is a senior associate at Carson McDowell specialising in public and administrative law. He has particular expertise in judicial review challenges and advisory work arising from the criminal justice space.
Fergal McGoldrick is well regarded for his considerable expertise in advising clients in the media industry on a wide range of matters relating to libel, privacy and data protection. He acts for local and national media companies.
Fergal McGoldrick is a noted authority on media law and acts for leading regional and national news media titles and also social media platforms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Fergal has a wealth of knowledge and provides commercially effective, practicable advice in a timely manner. He is both astute and knowledgeable."
"Fergal is pragmatic and client-friendly."
"Fergal gets to grips with complex matters very quickly, understanding the issues but with a focus on delivering practical outcomes for clients in a very accessible way."
"Fergal is a superb technical lawyer who combines this expertise with huge practical experience on matters relevant to news publishers."
"Fergal provides a first-class service."
"Fergal is a great support to us. He is responsible, smart and a very nice lawyer."
"Fergal is responsible, smart and provides helpful support to us."
"Fergal McGoldrick is one of the standout media practitioners in Northern Ireland.His focus, attention to detail, subject matter knowledge and drive for his clients are difficult to surpass."
"Fergal has a wealth of knowledge and provides commercially effective, practicable advice in a timely manner. He is both astute and knowledgeable."
"Fergal is pragmatic and client-friendly."
"Fergal gets to grips with complex matters very quickly, understanding the issues but with a focus on delivering practical outcomes for clients in a very accessible way."
"Fergal is a superb technical lawyer who combines this expertise with huge practical experience on matters relevant to news publishers."
"Fergal provides a first-class service."
"Fergal is a great support to us. He is responsible, smart and a very nice lawyer."
"Fergal is responsible, smart and provides helpful support to us."
"Fergal McGoldrick is one of the standout media practitioners in Northern Ireland.His focus, attention to detail, subject matter knowledge and drive for his clients are difficult to surpass."
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