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Gerald Keys
The High Court (Ireland), High Court of Ireland is a court which deals at Trial court, first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. The High Court is composed of its president, 42 ordinary judges, and additional judges being the Chief Justice of Ireland, Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal (Ireland), Court of Appeal, the President of the Circuit Court (Ireland), Circuit Court, and former chief justices and courts presidents who remain judges. Current members Ex-officio members Former members * denotes presidents See also *List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ireland *List of judges of the Court of Appeal (Ireland), List of judges of the Court of Appeal of Ireland References {{reflist External linksCourts Service of Ireland High Court judges (Ireland), Ireland law-related lists, High Court Lists of Irish judges, High Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Court (Ireland)
The High Court ( ga, An Ard-Chúirt) of Ireland is a court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases. When sitting as a criminal court it is called the Central Criminal Court and sits with judge and jury. It also acts as a court of appeal for civil cases in the Circuit Court. It also has the power to determine whether or not a law is constitutional, and of judicial review over acts of the government and other public bodies. Structure The High Court is established by Article 34 of the Constitution of Ireland, which grants the court "full original jurisdiction in and power to determine all matters and questions whether of law or fact, civil or criminal", as well as the ability to determine "the validity of any law having regard to the provisions of this Constitution". Judges are appointed by the President. However, as with almost all the President's constitutional powers, these appointments are made on "the advice of the Governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam O'Regan
Miriam O'Regan is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since January 2016. Early life and career O'Regan was educated at University College Cork and the King's Inns. She was called to the Bar in 1983 and became a senior counsel in 2014. Her practice was predominantly based in Cork. She had experience in the law of property and probate, and in family and commercial law. She has acted in several cases where other parties have engaged in contempt of court. She appeared for a complainant at the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. From 1989, she was court counsel for the city and county of Cork. Judicial career High Court She became a High Court judge in January 2016. She has heard cases involving property law, personal injuries, judicial review, insolvency, extradition, injunctions, and defamation. She has presided over a defamation dispute involving Declan Ganley, Denis O'Brien and Red Flag Consulting. Her experience of other high-profile a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Heslin
Mark Heslin is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since December 2019. He was formerly a litigation solicitor at a commercial law firm. Early life Heslin was born in Longford, County Longford, to Noel and Máiréad Heslin. He received his primary school education from Ballinalee National School and Melview National School, and attended secondary school at St. Mel's College and Rockwell College. He studied law at University College Galway and served a term as the auditor of the Literary and Debating Society. He subsequently studied at the Law Society of Ireland and was admitted to the Role of Solicitors in 1995. Legal career He started his career at Beauchamps Solicitors in Dublin. He was a senior partner in the firm in litigation, with particular expertise on commercial disputes in the Irish courts. He advised on a wide range of law and his clients included Allied Irish Banks and the National Asset Management Agency. During his time a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niamh Hyland
Niamh Margaret Hyland is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since December 2019. Prior to becoming a judge, she was a barrister and academic specialising in EU law. Education Hyland received her secondary school education at Newpark Comprehensive School. She obtained an LL.B. degree from Trinity College Dublin and was elected a scholar of the university in 1987. She achieved a BCL master's degree from the University of Oxford, attending Magdalen College. She later attended the King's Inns. Legal career She began her career as the Jean Monnet Professor of European Union law at Trinity College Dublin. She then worked in Luxembourg as référendaire to Donal Barrington at the Court of First Instance. In 1996, she was appointed by the European Commission Representation in Ireland to provide legal advice on people's EU law rights. She was called to the Bar in 1994 and commenced practice in 1996. She became a senior counsel in 2012. Her exper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Rose Gearty
Mary Rose Gearty is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since December 2019. She was previously practiced as a barrister involved primarily in criminal trials involving serious offences. Education Gearty attended secondary school at Muckross Park College and she obtained a BCL law degree from University College Dublin in 1990. She subsequently studied at the King's Inns and King's College London. Legal career She was called to the Bar in 1992 and commenced practice in 1993, predominantly on the Dublin Circuit. She became a senior counsel in 2009. Gearty specialised in criminal law. She prosecuted and defended in trials involving murder, manslaughter and sexual offences. She was one of two senior counsels to act for the Director of Public Prosecutions in the prosecution of David Drumm. After 86 days of trial, he was found guilty of false accounting and conspiracy to defraud the public. She acted for the DPP in actions arising from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Sanfey
Mark Sanfey is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court of Ireland since December 2019. He previously practiced as a barrister specialising in insolvency and bankruptcy law. Early life Sanfey was educated at Trinity College Dublin and trained to be a barrister at the King's Inns The Honorable Society of King's Inns ( ir, Cumann Onórach Óstaí an Rí) is the "Inn of Court" for the Bar of Ireland. Established in 1541, King's Inns is Ireland's oldest school of law and one of Ireland's significant historical environment .... Legal career He became a barrister in 1987 and became a senior counsel in 2004. Sanfey specialised in aspects of insolvency law while in practice, including cases involving examinership, bankruptcy, receivership, and liquidation. He represented the former chair of Anglo Irish Bank Seán FitzPatrick in bankruptcy proceedings in 2010. His practice also extended to other commercial litigation, including contractual disp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Owens
Alexander Owens is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since February 2019. He formerly worked as a barrister with an expertise in criminal law. Education Owens attended Trinity College Dublin where he obtained a BA. He studied to become a barrister at the King's Inns. Legal career He was called to the Bar in 1980 and became a senior counsel in 2000. His practice focused on criminal law, and the law of conveyancing, local government and chancery law. He also appeared in cases involving company law and personal injuries. He frequently appeared on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions. He prosecuted criminal trials of a serious nature involving sexual offences, kidnapping, murder, waste offences, and terrorism offences. He appeared for the Minister for Justice in an action relating to the publication of the Cloyne Report. He was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Panel of Enquiry of the University of Dublin in 2004 and subsequently became the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jordan (judge)
John Jordan is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since February 2019. He was previously practiced as a barrister. Early life Jordan is from Castlebar, County Mayo, where he attended secondary school at St Gerald's College. He studied law at University College Dublin and at the King's Inns. Legal career He was called to the Bar in 1985 and became a senior counsel in 2011. His practice encompassed criminal law and private law, including in the areas of contract law, tort law, and property law. In criminal trials, he acted for both the defence and on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions in matters involving sexual offences, road traffic offences, fraud, and homicide. He acted for the DPP in the prosecution of Pádraig Nally and subsequent appeal arising out of the death of John Ward On 14 October 2004, Pádraig Nally, an Irish farmer living in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland shot dead Irish Traveller John "Frog" Ward, who had been tresp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrett Simons
Garrett Simons is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since November 2018. He formerly practised as a barrister, specialising in environmental and planning law. Early life Simons attended Trinity College Dublin where he studied law and received an LLB in 1992. He developed an interest in environmental law during his studies. He was subsequently educated at the King's Inns. Legal career He was called to the Bar in 1996 and became a Senior Counsel in 2007. Prior to commencing practice as a barrister, he worked at the High Court and the Supreme Court of Ireland as a research assistant. His practice was focused on Public Administration Law and Immigration Law. He represented Ireland in the European Court of Justice in 2008 in a failure to fulfil obligations case taken by the European Commission. He appeared for Ian Bailey, a suspect in the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, in extradition proceedings initiated by France. He appeared for Michael Baile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Quinn (judge)
Michael Quinn is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since July 2018. He was formerly a solicitor and partner at a commercial law firm. Education Quinn was educated at C.B.C. Monkstown followed by University College Dublin, graduating with a BCL degree in 1981. He was the auditor of the University College Dublin Law Society between 1981 and 1982. His inaugural address was on the topic "The Control of Police Discretion" which was responded to by the then Supreme Court judge Séamus Henchy. Legal career He joined the commercial law firm William Fry as an apprentice solicitor in 1982 and qualified as a solicitor in 1985. He became a partner in November 1994. Prior to becoming a member of the judiciary, Quinn was the head of the corporate recovery department at William Fry and senior partner in litigation. He practised as a litigator specialising in Irish insolvency law. He advised on the restructuring of Waterford Wedgwood and advised the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis McDonald
Denis McDonald is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since April 2018. He was previously practiced as a barrister with a speciality in commercial law. He was the chair of the Irish Takeover Panel between 2010 and 2018. Early life McDonald attended Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated with a law degree in 1984. He received a Barrister-at-Law degree from the King's Inns in 1986. Legal career He was called to the Bar in July 1986 and became a senior counsel in October 2000. His practice was focused on commercial law. He has represented Smart Telecom, Bank of America, Allied Irish Banks, Royal Dutch Shell, and Paddy McKillen. He was involved in several insolvency proceedings during the 1990s, including of the ''Irish Press'', business interests of Larry Goodman and Windmill Lane Studios. He appeared for the administrators of businesses of Seán Quinn in the 2010s. He has acted at the Valuation Tribunal. He appeared in the High Court fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael MacGrath
Michael MacGrath is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since January 2018. Early life MacGrath attended University College Dublin from where he received BCL and LLM degrees. He subsequently attended the King's Inns. Legal career He was called to the Bar in 1984 and became a senior counsel in 2000. His practice was predominantly focused on civil law and commercial law. He was counsel for the Barr Tribunal and he represented the Attorney General of Ireland and the public interest at the Moriarty Tribunal. In addition to his legal practice, he was the chairperson of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission between 2005 and 2009, and was the chair of the Mining Board from 2013. MacGrath was a tutor in law at University College Dublin. He was the editor of a text on engineering law in 1989. He has acted as the external examiner for Tort law the King's Inns since 2009. Judicial career MacGrath was appointed to the High Court in Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |