Sarah Hamill

Dr. Sarah Hamill is an Assistant Professor in the Law department at Trinity College Dublin (Trinity), where she has been since 2017. Her research focuses on property law, housing law, legal history, and public law. Prior roles include Lecturer at City Law School (London) and Catalyst Fellow at Osgoode Hall Law School (Toronto). She holds an LLB from the University of Glasgow, an LLM from the University of Toronto, and a PhD in Law from the University of Alberta.

Her research explores intersections of public and private claims in property law, legal history (particularly 20th-century Canadian alcohol regulation), and issues of equality and freedom of expression in public law. Notable works include analyses of housing rights in Ireland, Alberta’s liquor laws, and the role of plebiscites in legal frameworks. Her scholarship has been cited by Canadian and Irish courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada and Ireland’s Human Rights Tribunal.

Teaching responsibilities at Trinity include English Land Law, Housing Law and Rights in Context, and a final-year dissertation module on Law and Empire. She has also taught Property Law and Private Law Remedies. Dr. Hamill is active in media commentary on housing law, alcohol regulation, and student protests in Canada, appearing in outlets like the Irish Times and CBC Toronto.

Her awards include the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation Fellowship and multiple graduate scholarships from the University of Alberta. Her recent publications (2020–2023) reflect ongoing engagement with property theory, housing policy, and historical legal analysis across jurisdictions.