Senan Allen

Senan Allen is an Irish lawyer who has been a Judge of the High Court since October 2018. He was formerly a barrister.

The Hon. Mr. Justice

Senan Allen
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
4 October 2018
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Alma mater

Education

Allen attended University College Dublin, graduating in 1981 with a BCL degree.[1]

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

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]

References
  1. "Alumni to be appointed to High Court". Facebook. UCD School of Law. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. O'Carroll, Sinead. "What happens when there has to be an investigation into an inquiry?". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. "Bank Inquiry staff exonerated by whistleblower claims probe". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. "Government agrees appointments to High Court, Circuit Court and District Court". Irish Legal News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. "Diary President Appoints Mr Senan Allen As A Judge In The High Court". president.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. "Arrest of three siblings ordered in repossession case". RTÉ News. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. "Twitter ordered to disclose details of parody account". RTÉ News. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. Goodbody, Will (7 May 2020). "Liquidator appointed to food ordering app Bamboo". RTÉ News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. "Woman accused of UK murder remanded in Irish custody". RTÉ News. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  10. "Judge refuses Ryanair evidence in Bellew contract case". RTÉ News. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. Traynor, Vivienne (14 May 2019). "Election candidate loses challenge over RTÉ debate". RTÉ News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  12. "High Court grants injunction against beef protests". RTÉ News. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. Carolan, Mary. "Proceedings begin against Clonshaugh waste-water facility plan". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  14. "High Court: Ex parte application to admit will to probate refused". Irish Legal News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  15. "High Court ends inquiry into removal by gardai of infant from his mother". Irish Examiner. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  16. Carolan, Mary. "CFO in High Court bid to prevent dissipation of event company's reserves". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  17. O'Faolain, Aodhan. "Discovery of Esat Digfone licence award documents ordered". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  18. "The Judicial Council and Personal Injuries" (PDF). Dillon Eustace. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  19. "Ms Justice Mary Irvine to chair Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee". www.lawsociety.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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