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About Rónán Stewart

Rónán is a trainee solicitor currently assisting Sasha Barton in the Civil Liberties department. Before this he assisted Raj Chada and Mike Schwarz in our Crime department working primarily on protest cases and the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

Rónán joined Hodge Jones & Allen as a paralegal in our Civil Liberties team in 2021 where he assisted Jocelyn Cockburn, Susie Labinjoh, Gimhani Eriyagolla and Bríd Doherty on a varied and complex case load including inquests and civil claims against the police and public authorities.

Prior to joining Hodge Jones & Allen, Rónán was a criminal defence paralegal at a leading criminal defence and human rights firm in Belfast. Before this he interned at REDRESS working on a number of international human rights matters with a focus on representing victims of torture. He also volunteered for the Victims’ Rights Working Group to monitor International Criminal Court developments relating to victims’ rights.

Memberships & Appointments

  • Inquest Lawyers Group
  • Young Legal Aid Lawyers
  • Police Action Lawyers Group
  • London Irish Lawyers Association

Career

  • Trainee Solicitor, Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors, 2023 – Present
  • Paralegal, Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors, 2021 – 2023
  • Paralegal, Madden & Finucane Solicitors, 2020 – 2021
  • REDRESS, Legal Intern, 2019

Education

  • Legal Practice Course, University of Law (Distinction)
  • LLM Human Rights & Criminal Justice, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Law (LLB), Queens University Belfast (First Class Hons)
Further Reading Civil Liberties & Human Rights