Fintan Canavan

Partner

Belfast

Fintan specialises in legacy claims of abuse and neglect across all settings (charity, education and institutional care). He has wide experience in public inquiries having been involved in Bloody Sunday Inquiry, Hyponatraemia in Children Inquiry, Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry, Urology Services Inquiry and Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. 

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About Fintan

Bio
  • Biography

    Fintan has worked in personal injury litigation having qualified at Robin Thompson & Partners (Thompsons) and then returned to Northern Ireland where he represented plaintiffs and defendants in claims. He has spent over 25 years dealing with legacy claims representing many employers. 

    His experience was expanded through several high-profile public inquiries and most recently he was seconded into Post Office to assist with the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. 

Sector Expertise
  • Government and Public Sector

Service Expertise
  • Strategic Advisory

  • Public law and judicial review

Office Location

Street view in Belfast, Northern Ireland, featuring a prominent historical building with a green dome at the center, surrounded by urban architecture.

Belfast

  • 7th Floor Montgomery House
  • 29-33 Montgomery Street
  • Belfast BT1 4NX

+44 (0) 28 9024 6751

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