Obituaries

A full obituary of barrister, commentator and law lecturer Paul Anthony McDermott SC, who passed away at the age of 47, has been published by The Irish Times. The obituary, written by his colleague Rossa Fanning SC, states: "The tragedy of his passing at the age of 47 on Tuesday is that he died befo

A full obituary of Mr Justice Richard Johnson, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 81, has been published by The Irish Times. He served as president of the High Court from November 2006 until October 2009, when he was succeeded by Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns.

A full obituary of Northern Ireland barrister Charles Quin QC, who became a senior judge in the Caribbean, has been published by The Times. Mr Quin, who was born in Co Down in 1950 and began his legal career by being called to The Bar of Northern Ireland in 1978, passed away last month.