Michael Quinn (judge)

Michael Quinn is an Irish lawyer who has been a Judge of the High Court since July 2018. He was formerly a solicitor and partner at a commercial law firm.

The Hon. Mr. Justice

Michael Quinn
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
27 July 2018
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Alma mater

Education

Quinn was educated at University College Dublin, graduating with a BCL degree in 1981.[1] He was the auditor of the University College Dublin Law Society between 1981 and 1982. His inaugural address on the topic "The Control of Police Discretion" was responded to by Supreme Court of Ireland judge Seamus Henchy.[2]

He joined the commercial law firm William Fry as an apprentice solicitor in 1982 and qualified as a solicitor in 1985.[3][4] He became a partner in November 1994.[5] Prior to becoming a judge, 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.[3]

He advised on the restructuring of Waterford Wedgwood and advised the share receiver of the Quinn Group, the receivers appointed by the National Asset Management Agency of Treasury Holdings and the Irish administrators of Nortel.[6] Some of his other work related to TransAer International Airlines, Parmalat, Chorus Communication Limited and Swissair.[4]

Quinn was involved in legal insolvency associations, serving terms as president of the European Association of Insolvency Practitioners and founding the Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners.[7]

He further qualified as an accredited mediator and is a Bencher of the King's Inns.[7]

Judicial career

Quinn became a High Court judge in July 2018.[8]

He is assigned to the Commercial Division of the High Court.[7] He has heard commercial disputes since his appointment, including between Shane Byrne and a waste management company,[9] and Larry Goodman and a founder of the Blackrock Clinic.[10] He has also heard applications for leave for judicial review.[11][12]

He manages cases involving examinerships and other insolvency matters.[7] He heard applications for examiners and liquidators to be appointed to insolvent companies arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, including CityJet,[13] Joe.ie,[14] the USIT travel agency,[15] and Laura Ashley plc.[16]

He serves on the advisory board of the Judicial Co-operation for Economic Recovery in Europe project and is a judicial member of the European Association of Insolvency Practitioners.[17][18]

References
  1. "Alumni to be appointed to High Court". UCD School of Law. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "Judge urges big change in criminal law" (Irish Press). 27 February 1982. p. 3.
  3. "Michael Quinn Appointed High Court Judge". www.williamfry.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. "Michael Quinn". William Fry. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. "Four new partners". The Irish Times. 15 November 1994. p. 17.
  6. "DUBLIN - Open for business" (PDF). American Bankruptcy Institute. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. "Judges of the Commercial Court". Courts.ie. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  8. "Diary President Appoints Judges To The Court Of Appeal And The High Court". president.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. "Ex-rugby star Shane Byrne's High Court dispute with waste disposal company settled". independent. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  10. "Judge rules Goodman firm entitled to €19m judgment against Blackrock Clinic co-founder Dr Joseph Sheehan". www.irishexaminer.com. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  11. "Elderly man facing 350 charges of sexually abusing nephews over 17-year period seeks to halt trial". Breaking News. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. Faolain, Aodhan O. "Special needs children and their mother launch High Court action to obtain disabled parking permit". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. "High Court confirms appointment of examiner to CityJet in effort to save 417 jobs in Dublin". www.irishexaminer.com. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  14. "High Court appoints examiner to digital company Maximum Media". independent. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  15. "Liquidators appointed to USIT companies in wake of Covid-19 devastation". independent. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  16. Faolain, Aodhan O. "Provisional liquidators appointed to Irish arm of Laura Ashley chain". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  17. "Partners". University College Cork. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  18. "About us - Committees - INSOL Europe". www.insol-europe.org. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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