A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the law school and the Office of the Thai Judiciary was signed at the culmination of a visit to the university from a delegation of senior Thai judges.

The visiting judges included Judge Thirathai Charoenwong, secretary-general of the Office of the Thai Judiciary; Judge Ratavich Ariyapachpol, an appeal court justice in the Office of the President of the Thai Supreme Court; and Judge Kamonchanok Katinasamit, a judge in the Office of the President of the Thai Supreme Court.

The agreement will facilitate Thai judicial students undertaking postgraduate legal studies, including LLM programmes, at Galway. It also opens avenues for future collaboration in the area of professional judicial training.

Speaking after the signing, Professor Martin Hogg, the dean of University of Galway School of Law, said: “It was a pleasure for me and other School of Law faculty to meet with our distinguished guests from the Office of the Thai Judiciary.

“This MOU not only recognises the quality of legal education offered at Galway, but also represents a meaningful step forward in fostering international judicial exchange and cooperation.”

Professor Hogg and Dr Naporn ‘Prompt’ Popattanachai will travel to Bangkok in August to engage with Thai legal institutions, law schools and law firms in an effort to further deepen ties.