Dr David Prendergast

Dr David Prendergast researches and teaches in criminal law and jurisprudence (legal philosophy) the Trinity College Dublin School of Law.

Research interests include the concept of consent in sexual offences and publications include ‘Limiting Consent in Criminal Law: DPP v Brown [2018] IESC 67’ in the Irish Supreme Court Review 2020, ‘Recklessness Without the Risk’ in Criminal Law and Philosophy 2020, and ‘Criminal Culpability and Sexual Offences Reform’ in Criminal Law and Practice Review 2018. Current research investigates the structure of criminal liability, culpability, and criminal law defences.

David has an LL.B. from Trinity College Dublin, an LL.M. from University College London, a PhD from Trinity, and is a non-practising barrister. He was formerly editor of the Dublin University Law Journal and co-founded the Irish Jurisprudence Society. David was legal researcher for the Law Reform Commission on the inchoate offences project and the first Pathways to Law Liaison Officer with Trinity Access Programmes.

He is currently Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning at Trinity School of Law.