Senan Allen

The Hon. Mr. Justice
Senan Allen
Judge of the Court of Appeal
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 June 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Judge of the High Court
In office
4 October 2018 – 24 June 2022
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
NationalityIrish
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

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

High Court

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

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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  2. ^ O'Carroll, Sinead. "What happens when there has to be an investigation into an inquiry?". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Bank Inquiry staff exonerated by whistleblower claims probe". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "High Court grants injunction against beef protests". RTÉ News. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "The Judicial Council and Personal Injuries" (PDF). Dillon Eustace. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "High Court - Assignment of Judges – Michaelmas Term 2021 | The Courts Service of Ireland". www.courts.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  21. ^ McGee, Harry (13 April 2022). "Number of Dáil seats to reach record high after next election". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Appointments to the Court of Appeal, Circuit Court and District Court". www.gov.ie. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Diary President Appoints Mr Justice Senan Allen As A Judge Of The Court Of Appeal". president.ie. Retrieved 24 June 2022.