Law & Artificial Intelligence

ABOUT

John P. Byrne

Dr. John P. Byrne is a practicing barrister (King’s Inns, 2005) with a Ph.D in Law (UCD, 2009) as well as a Masters degree in European Law (LL.M, 2002) and a Bachelor in Civil Law degree (BCL, 2001) both from UCD School of Law. He was the recipient of a University College Dublin Open Postgraduate Scholarship (UCD, 2004) for his research investigating the historical development of a plea in the criminal law known as marital coercion. He has published many times in various publications and has been a regular contributor to the prestigious Annual Review of Irish Law since 2007. The contents of his book on Artificial Intelligence have appeared as a series of seven articles in the Irish Law Times between 2022 to 2026.

He is co-founder of Irish manufacturing and technology company EVHACS and has recently co-authored a book on the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act (Thomson Reuters, 2025) which was launched at TUS and is available for purchase online. Previously he was Legal Counsel for over a decade with European automotive data-house Cartell.ie.

He is registered on the roll of practicing barristers in Ireland and lives in Dublin.

TUS hosts Launch of Landmark Book on Ireland ‘s Policing Reform

Co- Authors, John Paul Byrne, Superintendent Andrew Lacey , Josephine Feehily, Board of Governors with Chief Superintendent Derek Smart, Dr PJ Ryan attending the TUS hosts Launch of Landmark Book on Ireland ‘s Policing Reform
Picture Brendan Gleeson
28/11/2025 Tus Book Launch event, Moylish Campus.
Photo: Gareth Williams

PATENTS:

  • (UK) Method and system for determining advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) features

Date of Grant of Patent: 03 November 2020 Inventors: John P. Byrne; Jeff Aherne, Patent Publication No.: GB2572373

  • (DE) An Electric Vehicle Hybrid Air Conditioning System configured for charging an electric vehicle

Date of Grant of Patent: Jun 13, 2024 Inventors: John P. Byrne, Jeff Aherne, Darran Faherty, Patent Publication No. DE: 21 2021 000 569.1 

  • (Jap) An Electric Vehicle Hybrid Air Conditioning System configured for charging an electric vehicle

Date of Grant of Patent: 01/09/2025 Inventors John P Byrne, Jeff Aherne, Darran Faherty, Patent Publication No. Jap 2024502437

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Byrne Dr John P., Artificial Intelligence and Liability (2026) Irish Law Times 44 (pending)
  • Byrne Dr John P., Byrne R, McIntyre TJ, Ryan P.J., Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, Thomson Reuters · November 2025
  • Byrne Dr John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2024, Criminal Law, (Chapter) Thomson Reuters Autumn 2025 
  • Byrne Dr John P., Copyright and Artificial Intelligence – Emerging Issues from USA (2025) Irish Law Times 43 (7) at pg 74 · Aug 19, 2025
  • Byrne Dr John P., Editorial, Irish Criminal Law Journal, [2025] I.C.L.J. 3 Thomson Reuters · June 18, 2025
  • Byrne Dr John P., Codifying the Criminal Law – 20 Years On [2025] I.C.L.J. No. 3
  • Byrne Dr John P., Editorial, Irish Criminal Law Journal, [2025] I.C.L.J. 2 Thomson Reuters · April 29, 2025
  • Byrne Dr John P., Editorial, Irish Criminal Law Journal, [2025] I.C.L.J. 1 Thomson Reuters · Feb 20, 2025
  • Byrne Dr John P., Irish Current Law Statutes Annotated Thomson Reuters · Nov 16, 2024 -Annotations of the Road Traffic Act 2024 and Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023.
  • Byrne Dr John P., Law & Artificial Intelligence, A book available online at www.johnpbyrne.eu, Nov 14, 2024
  • Byrne Dr John P., Regulation of E-Scooters and E-Bikes in Ireland 2024 31 (7) Commercial Law Practitioner · Sep 23, 2024
  • Byrne Dr John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2023, Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023, (Chapter)
  • Byrne Dr John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2023, Criminal Law (Chapter) Thomson Reuters Autumn 2024 · Apr 18, 2024
  • Byrne Dr John P., Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Regulation in Brazil (2023) Irish Law Times 41 (17) at pg 247 
  • Byrne Dr John P., Preparedness for Artificial Intelligence Systems is Crucial, Irish Broker, July 2023
  • Byrne Dr John P., Getting the Intelligence into Artificial Intelligence Liability (2023) Irish Law Times 41 (6) at p.86
  • Byrne Dr John P., The Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in the EU The Bar Review (February 2023)
  • Byrne Dr John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2022, Criminal Law (chapter) Thomson Reuters, Autumn 2023
  • Byrne Dr John P., The Artificial Intelligence Act – An Act Not Just For the Future (2023) Irish Law Times 41 (1) a p. 15
  • Byrne Dr John P., Conclusiveness of the Register: Section 31 and “mistake” Conveyancing and Property Law Journal [2022] 27(3) 45 C.P.L.J.
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Self-Driving Vehicles in Ireland and Accident Liability (2022) Irish Law Times 40 (19) at p. 282
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2021, Criminal Law (chapter) (Thomson Reuters, 2022)
  • Byrne Dr., John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2020, Criminal Law (Chapter) (Thomson Reuters)(September 2021
  • Byrne Dr. John P., The End of the Plea: Marital Coercion in England and Wales 1898 to 2014 University College Dublin Law Review (2019) 19 UCDLR 1
  • Byrne Dr. John P., The Origins and Early Development of the Plea of Marital Coercion The Irish Jurist 2019 (61) Irish Jurist 99
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2015, Criminal Law (Chapter) Thomson Reuters
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2014, Criminal Law (Chapter) Thomson Reuters
  • Consultation Paper on Mandatory Sentences, Law Reform Commission of Ireland, (as Legal Researcher) 2012
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Vehicle clocking: does the Beere case represent a new approach to consumer-related frauds? (Thomson Reuters) Irish Criminal Law Journal 2011, 21(2), 41-44
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2009, Criminal Law (Chapter) Thomson Reuters
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2008, Criminal Law (Chapter) Thomson Reuters
  • Report on Statute Law Restatement, Law Reform Commission of Ireland, (as Legal Researcher) 2008
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Annual Review of Irish Law 2007, Criminal Law (Chapter with R. Byrne co-author) Thomson Reuters
  • Consultation Paper on Statute Law Restatement, Law Reform Commission of Ireland (as Legal Researcher) 2007
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Conscripting Women into the Workforce – Honouring the Lisbon Agenda by Violating the Constitution The Bar Review (The Bar of Ireland) 3/1/2007
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Tax Individualisation: Time for a Critical Re-Think (Iona Institute) 2007
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Constitutional Doubt on Fiscal Policy – Opinion The Irish Times 15/12/2006
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Codification of Criminal Law in Ireland Irish Criminal Law Journal 2005 15(2) ICLJ 15
  • Codifying the Criminal Law, The Stationary Office, (as Legal Researcher to the Expert Group on Codification) 2004
  • University College Dublin Law Review, 2002, Editor-in-Chief
  • Byrne Dr. John P., Why we need to tighten up how we deal with and dispose of write-offs, Irish Independent, 5/13/2015
  • Operating a successful business a factor in sentence, Jan 9, 2010, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2010, 20(1), 26
  • Sentencing Court erred in not waiting for probation report, Jan 6, 2008, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2008, 18(2), 55
  • Byrne Dr John P., Ireland is Being Run like a Factory, Feb 12, 2007, Irish Examiner
  • Why Tax Individualisation Penalises Families, Jan 18, 2007, The Irish Catholic
  • Discovery of Documents can be sought under the European Arrest Warrant Act s. 16, Sep 9, 2006, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(3), 23
  • Disparity in sentences imposed on co-offenders, Jan 6, 2005, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2005, 15(2), 25-27
  • Relationship between defences of self-defence and provocation, Jan 1, 2005, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2005, 15(1), 23
  • Application for Certification under Section 29 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2004, 14(2), 23-24
  • Admissions after meeting in custody with girlfriend ruled admissible, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(1), 24
  • Adverse comment by trial judge could be remedied at trial, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2009, 19(1), 26-29
  • Court should not allow tactical use to be made of the plea of guilty, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2009, 19(2), 57-58
  • Delay, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2005, 15(1), 25-27
  • Delay not prejudicial to accused, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(3), 24-27
  • Exclusion of Unconstitutionally obtained evidence, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2004, 14(2), 25
  • Editing of statement prejudicial to accused, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2005, 15(2), 28-30
  • Error made in respect of consecutive sentences, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2010, 20(3), 88
  • Failure to take into account previous convictions constituted an error in principle, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2007, 17(2), 27-28
  • Form of identification procedure ‘not ideal’, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2008, 18(3), 92
  • Handling of racial prejudice may in future constitute point of exceptional public importance, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2007, 17(4), 29
  • Inadequate warning on gross delay in sexual abuse case, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(2), 23-25
  • Inter-racial recognition and the Casey warning, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2005, 15(3), 29-30
  • Jury had right to determine the meaning of statement, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2010, 20(1), 25
  • Mobile telephone records admissible, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2005, 15(3), 27-28
  • No Deliberate ploy adopted by Gardai in interviewing applicant’s sick mother, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2008, 18(2), 56
  • No Duty on Defence Counsel to requisition, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2004, 14(4), 28-29
  • No Special Status given to belief evidence, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2008, 18(1), 24-25
  • New evidence must have been unknown at time of trial, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2009, 19(1), 25
  • Newly Discovered Fact must be Fact and not Opinion, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2008, 18(3), 90-91
  • No good reason for extending the time limit for judicial review, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(4), 23-24
  • Offence of Endangerment contrary to s.13 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2004, 14(3), 20-21
  • Provocation Raised as a defence, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2004, 14(2), 26-27
  • Prosecution case not taken at its strongest, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2010, 20(1), 27
  • Remarks of Trial Judge, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2004, 14(2), 22
  • Requirements of General Deterrence a factor in sentencing – though “not an appropriate case for guidelines”, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2008, 18(1), 26-27
  • Reactivation of part of Suspended Sentence permitted even where sentence imposed prior to commencement of Criminal Justice Act 2006, s.99, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2009, 19(2), 59-60
  • Refusal by DPP to call a witness listed in the book of evidence, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(1), 21-22
  • Review of sentence pursuant to Criminal Justice Act 1993, s.2, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2007, 17(1), 27-29
  • Sentencing was “wholly appropriate” Irish Criminal Law Journal 2008, 18(2), 55
  • Sentencing, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2004, 14(4), 27
  • Seizure of drugs pursuant to investigation for rape was incidental to the power under s.10(1)(c), Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(4), 21-22
  • Sentencing, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2005, 15(1), 24
  • Trial Judges’ Direction to the Jury, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2004, 14(3), 18-19
  • Value and quantity of drugs a “critical factor” in sentencing, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2009, 19(1), 24
  • Where an invitation to enter is issued to Gardai no obligation to advise of constitutional rights falls on them, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2007, 17(3), 26-28
  • Whether the applicant said he would “sort the guy out”, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2010, 20(3), 88-90
  • “Inappropriate professional advice” did not affect admissibility, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(1), 23
  • “Unduly rigid and mathematical approach” to drafting of indictment criticised, Irish Criminal Law Journal 2006, 16(2), 21-22