Karen Lynch Shally

Dr. Karen Lynch Shally is an Assistant Professor in the School of Law and Criminology at Maynooth University since 2019. She specializes in financial markets regulation, consumer protection in retail financial services, and commercial law. Her research examines post-crisis regulatory frameworks in Ireland and Spain, with a focus on mortgage markets and EU policy dynamics. She teaches modules on Banking & Financial Law, Financial Services Regulation, and Law & Governance.

Education:

• B.Comm, LLB, LLM (NUI Galway)
• Professional Diploma in University Teaching & Learning (UCD)

Research Interests: Law, regulation, and policy in financial markets; consumer protection in retail financial services; comparative analysis of mortgage frameworks in EU member states. She has published widely on topics including collective redress mechanisms, post-crisis regulatory shifts, and cross-border legal harmonization.

Awards:

• IRCHSS Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship (2013)
• Hardiman Research Scholarship (2011)
• NUI Galway Postgraduate Research Fellowship (2006)

Teaching & Consultancy: Module coordinator for Banking & Financial Law and Financial Services Regulation. Engaged in EU economic governance projects and ECB regulatory framework analysis. Previously lectured at UCD Sutherland School of Law (2017–2019).