Carol Maguire

Carol qualified as a solicitor in 2007 and is also qualified to practice in England and Wales and was previously a partner in a global law firm.  She joined Holmes in 2024 when OCWM Law merged with Holmes.

Carol has extensive experience acting for local authorities, regulated property funds, property developers, alternative lenders and landlords and tenants of retail, industrial and office spaces, asset managers and insolvency practitioners. She has significant expertise in a broad range of commercial property transactions such as acquisition of lands by CPO, advising on the disposal of a substantial industrial property portfolio by a regulated fund; disposals of industrial lands; consent applications; acquisition of properties to meet housing requirements and advising on property related issues on planning and strategic infrastructure projects.  Carol also has expertise in acting for both landlords and tenants on commercial leases of office, retail and industrial properties and planning matters, having recently advised a developer on various elements of its application to An Bord Pleanála for planning permission to build a Strategic Housing Development.  She has also acted for a property fund on the disposal of a development site which was subject to complex litigation and contributes extensively to the real estate aspects of M&A transactions.

Recent Work Highlights

• Advising on the disposal of a substantial industrial property portfolio by a regulated fund;
• Advising a Dublin local authority on various property and industrial development matters to include acquisition of lands including by CPO; disposals of industrial lands; consent applications; acquisition of properties to meet housing requirements; advising on property related issues on planning and strategic infrastructure projects;
• Acting for both landlords and tenants on commercial leases of office, retail and industrial properties;
• Advising a developer on various elements of its application to An Bord Pleanála for planning permission to build a Strategic Housing Development;
• Acting for a fixed asset receiver on the disposal of multiple residential units, to include advising on the rights of sitting tenants and assisting in dealing with uncooperative borrowers;
• Acting for a property fund on the disposal of a development site which was subject to complex litigation;

Education

• University College Dublin,
• Law Society of Ireland, Dip. Commercial Conveyancing,
• Law Society of Ireland, Dip. Construction Law
• Admitted to the Law Society of Ireland