Contact Details
Dervla Browne S.C.
Suite 322 Capel Building
Marys Abbey
Dublin
D07 T959
Ireland
- + 353 872987961
- dervla@brownesc.ie
Profile
Dervla Browne started work as a barrister in 1986 and has practiced as a Senior Counsel since 2005. She specializes in family, child and international law. Represented the applicant in Keegan v. Ireland before the European Court of Human Rights in 1994. Has appeared in a number cases before the European Court of Justice, including McB v. E. in 2010, which concerned the meaning of "custody rights" in Regulation 2001/2003. She has lectured in Ireland and abroad in matters concerning international family law. Dervla has given expert evidence in US and European cases. In 2020 Dervla was conferred with Post-graduate Diploma in Conflict Analysis and Dispute Resolution ( Distinction) in Trinity College Dublin. She is a Mediator (CEDR accredited and certified MII) with a specific interest in mediation of international family and child law disputes. Member of Experts’ Group on Family Agreements involving Children in the Hague Conference.
Languages Spoken: English
Practice Areas: Adoption, Appeals, Child Care/Public Law, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Divorce, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Insolvency, Finance: Pensions/Superannuation/Retirement and Employment Benefits, Finance: Property Issues, Finance: Trusts, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony, Surrogacy
