The Honourable Mr Justice Max Barrett is a judge of the High Court of Ireland. He holds a degree in law from Trinity College Dublin, a first-class master’s in competition law from King’s College London, a PhD in law from the University of Salford (having won a full scholarship) and a first-class master’s in children’s literature from Dublin City University. He also holds a variety of postgraduate diplomas on various aspects of law. He has written and spoken on all manner of law, literature and legal history. When not lawyering or writing, Max is a keen amateur watercolourist.

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