Dr Micheal O'Flynn

Senior Lecturer (School of Law)

telephone: 0141 330 5873
email: Micheal.OFlynn@glasgow.ac.uk

Biography

Micheál is a Senior Lecturer in Criminal Law. He previously worked at the University of Southampton. His research interests are broadly in the fields of criminal law and evidence, with a particular focus on the law relating to the investigation and prosecution of cybercrime.

Micheál studied law at Trinity College Dublin (LLB), the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LLM), and Queen Mary, University of London (PhD). He is also an Irish qualified Barrister and has been called to the Bar of England and Wales (Inner Temple).

He has worked extensively on projects related to cybercrime and electronic evidence law for a range of national and international organisations such as the UNODC, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Law Commission and Nominet. He is a member of the editorial board of the Computer Law and Security Review.

Research interests

Micheál’s research is in the area of criminal law, evidence and procedure, but he is particularly interested in questions of jurisdiction generated by the Internet and information technology. Recent research projects have addressed various elements of substantive cybercrime law, investigative jurisdiction, and electronic evidence law.

Publications

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2026

Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2026) Offences involving misuse of computers. In: Ormerod, David and Perry, David (eds.) Blackstone’s Criminal Practice 2026. Oxford University Press. (Accepted for Publication)

2025

Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 and Ormerod, David (2025) Use of evidence generated by software in criminal proceedings: Response. Documentation. University of Glasgow. (Accepted for Publication)

Keenan, Brian, Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 and Shurson, Jessica (2025) Consultation: Technology Notices - Response. Documentation. Ofcom.

Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2025) Cybercrime. In: Parrish, A., Ireland-Piper, D. and Ryngaert, C. (eds.) The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Extraterritoriality and the Law. Edward Elgar Publishing. (In Press)

2024

Scott, Paul F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3933-7826 and Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2024) Technical backdoors and legal backdoors: regulating encryption in the UK. King's Law Journal, (doi: 10.1080/09615768.2024.2444720) (Early Online Publication)

2023

Ó Floinn, Micheal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979, Farmer, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6622-2808, Hörnle, Julia and Ormerod, David (Eds.) (2023) Transformations in Criminal Jurisdiction: Extraterritoriality and Enforcement. Hart Publishing: Oxford. ISBN 9781509954223

Ó Floinn, Micheal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979, Farmer, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6622-2808, Hörnle, Julia and Ormerod, David (2023) Introduction. In: Ó Floinn, Micheal, Farmer, Lindsay, Hörnle, Julia and Ormerod, David (eds.) Transformations in Criminal Jurisdiction: Extraterritoriality and Enforcement. Hart Publishing: Oxford, pp. 1-14. ISBN 9781509954223

Floinn, Micheal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2023) Territorialising the extraterritorial: the role of ‘suppression’ conventions. In: Militello, V. and Spena, A. (eds.) The Challenges of Illegal Trafficking in the Mediterranean Area. Springer. (Accepted for Publication)

2021

Taylor, Alex and Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2021) Bitcoin burglaries and the Theft Act 1968. Criminal Law Review, 2021(3), pp. 163-190.

2020

Ó Floinn, Micheal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2020) Public electronic communications network: Chabloz v Crown Prosecution Service. Criminal Law Review, 2020(6), pp. 548-553.

2019

Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2019) Review of the Model Law on Electronic Evidence. Other. Commonwealth Secretariat.

2018

The Law Commission (2018) Search Warrants [Consultation paper 235]. Other. The Law Commission.

Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 and Taylor, Alex (2018) An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies [background paper for the Judicial College]. Other. ..

The Law Commission (2018) Abusive and Offensive Online Communications: A Scoping Report. Other. The Law Commission.

2017

Ó Floinn, Mícheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2017) The concept of idem in the European Courts: extricating the inextricable link in European double jeopardy law. Columbia Journal of European Law, 24, pp. 75-109.

2013

The Law Commission (2013) Contempt of Court (1): Juror Misconduct and Internet Publications. Report. Other. Stationery Office.

O'Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2013) It wasn't all white light before Prism: law enforcement practices in gathering data abroad, and proposals for further transnational access at the Council of Europe. Computer Law and Security Review, 29(5), pp. 610-615. (doi: 10.1016/j.clsr.2013.07.015)

2012

O'Floinn, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 and Ormerod, David (2012) Social networking material as criminal evidence. Criminal Law Review, 2012(7), pp. 486-512.

2011

Ó Floinn, Micheál ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 (2011) Dealing with Domain Names Used in Connection with Criminal Activity. Project Report. Nominet, Oxford.

O'Floinn, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9236-5979 and Ormerod, David (2011) Social networking sites, RIPA and criminal investigations. Criminal Law Review, 2011(10), pp. 766-789.

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