Dr David Mangan

Law

Assistant Professor

New House
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(01) 4747771
Biography

Biography

Prior to entering academic work, he practised as a lawyer (barrister & solicitor) in Canada, and held consulting positions. Since obtaining his Ph.D. in the U.K., David has held academic positions in Canada and the UK where he was Associate Professor and Deputy Associate Dean (International). His research focuses on labour/employment and obligations (contract, tort), particularly the effect of information technology in these areas. David holds the following degrees BA(Hons), B.Ed., J.D., LL.M., and Ph.D., in addition to qualifications as a lawyer and teacher.

He is a member of the Editorial Board of the European Labour Law Journal, and one of its European Developments editors. David is also co-editor of the Wolters Kluwer blog Global Workplace Law & Policy, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Italian Labour Law e-Journal. David is also a Ph.D. supervisor with Advance CRT which is funded by the Irish Science Foundation. A member of the Italian-based group Labour Law Community (LLC), David also writes practice notes for Lexis Nexis regarding Irish employment law. 

He is an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School (Professional Development) in Toronto and at Université Catholique Lyon, Faculty of Law. David has been a Global Professor at KU Leuven Faculty of Law, as well as a Visiting Professor at the University of Pescara-Chieti, the Universita deli Studi di Mlano, and the University of Warsaw. For 2025, David is a Visiting Professor in the Marco Biagi Foundation at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and holds a Land Steiermark Fellowship in Digital Law with the University of Graz. 

Amongst other roles at the School of Law & Criminology, David is Chair of the joint UC Lyon dual degree program (Etudes Juridiques), founding lead for the Centre for Technology Law & Policy, and co-lead for the Irish Law Firm Work Placement Program.

Research Publications