Senan Allen
Senan Allen | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 24 June 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 4 October 2018 – 24 June 2022 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | |
Senan Allen is an Irish lawyer who has been a judge of the Court of Appeal since June 2022. He was formerly a barrister and was a judge of the High Court between 2018 and 2022.
Education
[edit]Allen attended University College Dublin, graduating in 1981 with a BCL degree.[1]
Legal career
[edit]He was called to the Bar in 1983 and became a senior counsel in 2000. His practice was focused on chancery law and commercial litigation.[1]
In 2015, Allen was appointed to undertake a review of allegations made by a whistleblower relating to the Oireachtas Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis.[2] His report concluded that no misconduct took place at the inquiry.[3]
Judicial career
[edit]High Court
[edit]Allen was nominated as a judge of the High Court in July 2018 and was appointed in October 2018.[4][5]
He has heard cases involving property law, defamation, insolvency, European Arrest Warrants, contract law, election law, injunctions, judicial review, probate law, child law, and company law.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] In proceedings related to Comcast Int. Holdings v Minister for Public Enterprise & ors and Persona Digital Telephony Ltd v Minister for Public Enterprise & ors he permitted discovery of documents related to the Esat Digifone licence controversy.[17]
Since 2019 he is a member of a committee of the Judicial Council relating to personal injuries guidelines.[18][19] He was the judge in charge of the Chancery list of the High Court as of 2021.[20]
Court of Appeal
[edit]He was nominated to the Court of Appeal in April 2022 and was appointed in June 2022.[21][22][23]
References
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- ^ "Bank Inquiry staff exonerated by whistleblower claims probe". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Government agrees appointments to High Court, Circuit Court and District Court". Irish Legal News. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Diary President Appoints Mr Senan Allen As A Judge In The High Court". president.ie. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Arrest of three siblings ordered in repossession case". RTÉ News. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Twitter ordered to disclose details of parody account". RTÉ News. 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Goodbody, Will (7 May 2020). "Liquidator appointed to food ordering app Bamboo". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Woman accused of UK murder remanded in Irish custody". RTÉ News. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Judge refuses Ryanair evidence in Bellew contract case". RTÉ News. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Traynor, Vivienne (14 May 2019). "Election candidate loses challenge over RTÉ debate". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "High Court grants injunction against beef protests". RTÉ News. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Carolan, Mary. "Proceedings begin against Clonshaugh waste-water facility plan". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "High Court: Ex parte application to admit will to probate refused". Irish Legal News. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "High Court ends inquiry into removal by gardai of infant from his mother". Irish Examiner. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Carolan, Mary. "CFO in High Court bid to prevent dissipation of event company's reserves". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ O'Faolain, Aodhan. "Discovery of Esat Digfone licence award documents ordered". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "The Judicial Council and Personal Injuries" (PDF). Dillon Eustace. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Ms Justice Mary Irvine to chair Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee". www.lawsociety.ie. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "High Court - Assignment of Judges – Michaelmas Term 2021 | The Courts Service of Ireland". www.courts.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ McGee, Harry (13 April 2022). "Number of Dáil seats to reach record high after next election". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Appointments to the Court of Appeal, Circuit Court and District Court". www.gov.ie. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Diary President Appoints Mr Justice Senan Allen As A Judge Of The Court Of Appeal". president.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2022.