Biography
Raymond J Friel is a graduate of UCC and the University of Exeter and was called to the Bar in 1986. After an appointment in University College Wales, he joined the School of Law at University of Limerick in 1989. Since then, he was Head of School for nine years, Interim Head of the Department of History for one year and University Advocate for four years. He has held visiting Professorships at Boston College Law School, Western University Law School in Canada, the University of New Hampshire Law School and the University of Kansas Law School. His areas of specialisation are contract and commercial law and he has authored leading treatises on contract, tax and business law. He has published extensively both nationally and internationally in prestigious law reviews, including the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Fordham Journal of International Law, Common Law World Review, Arbitration, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, Journal of Legal Education, Washburn Law Review and University of Kansas Law Review, to name a few.
Currently he is Director of the International Commercial and Economic Law Research Group and is an examiner for the Honorable Society of the Kings Inns in Contract Law and an examiner Law Society of Ireland entrance examination in Tort Law. He has also been appointed to several Universities as an external examiner and has been invited as an expert referee for a number of journals.
Research Interests
Commercial Law; Contract Law; Antitrust/Competition Law; EU Law; Legal Education
Professional Activities
Employment
- 2002 Boston College School of Law - Visiting Professor
- 2001 University of Kansas - Visiting Professor
- 1989 University of Limerick - Professor
- 1899 Franklin Pierce Law School - Adjunct Professor
Committee
- 2001 Council of Heads of Law Schools in Ireland,
- 2000 University Discipline Committee,
- 2000 International Commercial and Economic Law Group, School of Law, UL,
- 2000 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Ireland),
- 1999 Trento Common Core Project, Pre-Contractual Liability,
- 1998 National University of Ireland: Cork and Galway,
- 1998 Design team for the LL.M in European and Comparative L,
- 1998 American Studies Association,
- 1997 Board of Management Centre for Criminal Justice,
- 1997 University Discipline Committee,
- 1997 Mediators Institute of Ireland,
- 1997 Association of Canadian Studies,
- 1996 Academic Council,
- 1996 Advisory Council for Legal Education and Training,
- 1996 Design team for BA in Law and Accounting,
- 1996 School of Law,
- 1996 Dean's Group, College of Humanities,
- 1996 Sub-committee of Academic Council on Community Relations,
- 1996 Design team for LL.B in Law and European Studies,
- 1994 Society of Public Teachers of Law,
- 1994 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Ireland),
- 1989 Irish Council for European Law,
- 1989 Irish Association of Law Teachers,
Education
- 1988 University of Exeter - LL.M
- 1986 Honorable Society of the Kings Inns, - BL
- 1984 National University of Ireland, Cork. - B.C.L.
Publications
Books
Irish Stamp Duty LAw
Friel, RJ; Donegan, D
(2009)
Irish Stamp Duty LAw
(Ed.)
Haywards Heath, West Sussex :
Tottel Publishing
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Irish Stamp Duty Law
Donegan, D; Friel, RJ
(2001)
Irish Stamp Duty Law
Butterworths
Law of Contract
Friel, RJ
(2000)
Law of Contract
Roundhall/Sweet and Maxwell
Irish Stamp Duty Law
Donegan, D; Friel, RJ
(1998)
Irish Stamp Duty Law
Butterworths.
Contract Law - Ireland
Friel, RJ
(1997)
Contract Law - Ireland
The Netherlands :
Kluwer.
The Netherlands
Irish Business Law Supplement
Friel, RJ
(1996)
Irish Business Law Supplement
Northern Ireland :
BPP Publications
Northern Ireland
Irish Stamp Duty Law
Donegan, D; Friel, RJ
(1995)
Irish Stamp Duty Law
Ireland :
Butterworths
Ireland
Irish Company Law
Friel, RJ
(1995)
Irish Company Law
Northern Ireland :
BPP Publications.
Northern Ireland
Law of Contract
Friel, RJ
(1995)
Law of Contract
Ireland :
Round Hall Press
Ireland
Irish Business Law
Friel, RJ
(1995)
Irish Business Law
Northern Ireland :
BPP Publications
Northern Ireland
Book Chapters
Ireland
Friel, RJ
(2008)
Ireland
In Economic Loss Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms;
New York USA :
Springer Wien
New York USA
Ireland
Friel, RJ
(2008)
Ireland
In Pre Contractual Liability in European Private Law;
Cambridge, England :
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge, England
Competition Law of the EU
Friel, RJ
(1998)
Competition Law of the EU
In Osnovnoto za ES;
The Contents of the Single European Act
Friel, RJ
(1991)
The Contents of the Single European Act
In The Single European Act: A transnational study;
The Process of Negotiation of the Single European Act
Friel, RJ
(1991)
The Process of Negotiation of the Single European Act
In The Single European Act: A transnational study;
Peer Reviewed Journals
Protecting pre-paying buyers of unascertained goods - why pay before you go may be bad for you
Friel, RJ; Eaton, S
(2007)
Protecting pre-paying buyers of unascertained goods - why pay before you go may be bad for you
In Common Law World Review;
pp. 50-
Arbitration theory and practice in the United States and the European Union compared
Friel, RJ
(2005)
Arbitration theory and practice in the United States and the European Union compared
In Arbitration;
pp. 131-
Brown v Board of Education ¡V the better angels of our nature
Friel, RJ
(2004)
Brown v Board of Education ¡V the better angels of our nature
In Washburn Law Review;
pp. 225-
Secession from the European Union: checking out of the proverbial ¡¥cockroach motel¡¦
Friel, RJ
(2004)
Secession from the European Union: checking out of the proverbial ¡¥cockroach motel¡¦
In Fordham International Law Journal;
pp. 590-
Regulatory Theory and Practice in the EU: Getting the EU and the US to agree on a regulatory model
Friel, RJ
(2004)
Regulatory Theory and Practice in the EU: Getting the EU and the US to agree on a regulatory model
In University Of Limerick Law Review;
pp. 89-
Providing a Constitutional Framework for Withdrawal from the EU: Article 59 of the Draft European Constitution
Friel, RJ
(2004)
Providing a Constitutional Framework for Withdrawal from the EU: Article 59 of the Draft European Constitution
In International And Comparative Law Quarterly;
pp. 407-
Consumer Arbitration clauses in the European Union and the United States
Friel, RJ
(2003)
Consumer Arbitration clauses in the European Union and the United States
In N. Carolina J.International Law & Commercial Regulation;
pp. 357-
Blair's Third Way - Thatcher's enduring legacy
Friel, RJ
(2000)
Blair's Third Way - Thatcher's enduring legacy
In Commercial Law Practitioner;
pp. 861-
Negotiating Liability without benefit - the pre-contractual trap
Friel, RJ
(2000)
Negotiating Liability without benefit - the pre-contractual trap
In Commercial Law Practitioner;
pp. 188-
Corporate Criminal Liability I
Friel, RJ
(1999)
Corporate Criminal Liability I
In Commercial Law Practitioner;
The Case Law Method of Legal Education: From Harvard to Yale
Friel, RJ
(1999)
The Case Law Method of Legal Education: From Harvard to Yale
In Irish Law Times;
Corporate Criminal Liability II
Friel, RJ
(1999)
Corporate Criminal Liability II
In Commercial Law Practitioner;
Finance Certificates and Aggregate Transactions
Donegan, D; Friel, RJ
(1997)
Finance Certificates and Aggregate Transactions
In Irish Tax Review;
The failed experiment with privity
Friel, RJ
(1996)
The failed experiment with privity
In Irish Law Times;
Mutual Wills: Creation and Enforcement
Friel, RJ
(1996)
Mutual Wills: Creation and Enforcement
In Conveyancing And Property Law Journal 2;
Stamp Duty Reliefs and Exemptions
Donegan, D; Friel, RJ
(1996)
Stamp Duty Reliefs and Exemptions
In Irish Tax Review;
Territorial Applications of Competition Policy
Friel, RJ
(1996)
Territorial Applications of Competition Policy
In Commercial Law Practitioner;
European Community Rules on Public Enterprise
Friel, RJ
(1994)
European Community Rules on Public Enterprise
In Irish Law Times;
U.S. Immigration Policy - Grounds for Exclusion
Friel, RJ
(1992)
U.S. Immigration Policy - Grounds for Exclusion
In Irish Law Times;
Revised Preferences for U.S. Immigration
Friel, RJ
(1992)
Revised Preferences for U.S. Immigration
In Irish Law Times;
The Inevitability of Intestate Succession
Donegan, D; Friel, RJ
(1992)
The Inevitability of Intestate Succession
In Irish Tax Review;
European Community Anti-Dumping Regulations
Friel, RJ
(1990)
European Community Anti-Dumping Regulations
In Irish Law Times;
East Germany - A trade torpedo
Friel, RJ
(1990)
East Germany - A trade torpedo
In Irish Law Times;
Conference Publications
Intellectual Property rights in third level institutions
Friel, R.J.
(2004)
Intellectual Property rights in third level institutions
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Special methods for educating the transnational lawyer, American Association of Law Schools
Friel, R.J.
(2004)
Special methods for educating the transnational lawyer, American Association of Law Schools
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Brown v Board of Education ¿V 50th Anniversary
Friel, R.J.
(2003)
Brown v Board of Education ¿V 50th Anniversary
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Administrative Law in a trans-global setting.
Friel, R.J.
(2002)
Administrative Law in a trans-global setting.
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Department of Health and Social Welfare
Friel, R.J.
(2001)
Department of Health and Social Welfare
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Conference on Directors Duties and Liabilities
Friel, R.J.
(2000)
Conference on Directors Duties and Liabilities
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
School of Law, Washburn University
Friel, R.J.
(2000)
School of Law, Washburn University
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Symposium on Regulatory Policy in the 21st Century in the United States
Friel, R.J.
(2000)
Symposium on Regulatory Policy in the 21st Century in the United States
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Shannon Supply Network
Friel, R.J.
(2000)
Shannon Supply Network
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Conference on Directors Duties and Liabilities
Friel, R.J.
(2000)
Conference on Directors Duties and Liabilities
*(Ed.)
pp. *-*
Reviewss
Special methods for educating the transnational lawyer
Friel R.J.
(2005)
Special methods for educating the transnational lawyer
pp. 507-513
Other Items Published
An Irish perspective at Brown v Board of Education - 50th Anniversary
Friel, RJ
(2003)
An Irish perspective at Brown v Board of Education - 50th Anniversary
Administrative Regulatory Theory in the European Union at Administrative Law in a trans-global setti
Friel, RJ
(2002)
Administrative Regulatory Theory in the European Union at Administrative Law in a trans-global setti
Post Colonial Issues in Irish Common Law
Friel, RJ
(2000)
Post Colonial Issues in Irish Common Law
Symposium on Regulatory Policy in the 21st Century in the United States
Friel, RJ
(2000)
Symposium on Regulatory Policy in the 21st Century in the United States
Product Liability in Ireland and Europe
Friel, RJ
(2000)
Product Liability in Ireland and Europe
Corporate Criminal Liability
Friel, RJ
(2000)
Corporate Criminal Liability
Criminal Liability for Company Directors in Changing Legal Environment for Business in Ireland
Friel, RJ
(1999)
Criminal Liability for Company Directors in Changing Legal Environment for Business in Ireland
Developing a distinctive approach to the Common Law
Friel, RJ
(1999)
Developing a distinctive approach to the Common Law
Good Faith in Anglo-Irish Contract Law
Friel, RJ
(1999)
Good Faith in Anglo-Irish Contract Law
Product Liability in a trans-European context.
Friel, RJ
(1998)
Product Liability in a trans-European context.
Post Colonial Common Law: the Irish Experience
Friel, RJ
(1998)
Post Colonial Common Law: the Irish Experience
Product Liability in the automotive industry:
Friel, RJ
(1998)
Product Liability in the automotive industry:
Clark and Clarke, Contract Cases and Materials
Friel, RJ
(1997)
Clark and Clarke, Contract Cases and Materials
In Advances In Consumer Research;
P. Coughlan, Property Law
Friel, RJ
(1996)
P. Coughlan, Property Law
In Advances In Consumer Research;
Competition Law and Policy in the European Union
Friel, RJ
(1996)
Competition Law and Policy in the European Union
Evolution of Competition Policy from the United States to the European Union
Friel, RJ
(1994)
Evolution of Competition Policy from the United States to the European Union
Regulation of State Controlled Enterprises in Eastern Europe
Friel, RJ
(1994)
Regulation of State Controlled Enterprises in Eastern Europe
Stamp Duty after the Finance Act 1991
Friel, RJ
(1993)
Stamp Duty after the Finance Act 1991
Product Liability and the European Directive
Friel, RJ
(1991)
Product Liability and the European Directive
Product Liability in Ireland
Friel, RJ
(1991)
Product Liability in Ireland
Product Liability at Common Law
Friel, RJ
(1991)
Product Liability at Common Law