David Barniville

David Barniville is an Irish lawyer who is currently a Judge of the High Court. He formerly practiced as a barrister and was the chair of the Bar Council of Ireland.

The Hon. Mr. Justice

David Barniville
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
1 December 2017
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
NationalityIrish
EducationBlackrock College
Alma mater

Education

He attended secondary school at Blackrock College.[1] He studied for a BCL degree at University College Dublin, graduating in 1988.[2] He completed his studies at the King's Inns.[3]

Barniville was called to the Bar in July 1990 and became a Senior Counsel in October 2006.[3] He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2016.[1] He is a Bencher of the King's Inns and of Middle Temple.[4]

His practice as a barrister consisted of commercial law and constitutional and administrative law.[3] He was also an Accredited Mediator with a special interest in arbitration.[4] He appeared with Donal O'Donnell for Michael Lowry at the Moriarty Tribunal and was counsel for the Beef Tribunal.[5][6] He represented the Minister for Finance in the High Court on the nationalisation of Allied Irish Banks in December 2010,[7] and again on the recapitalisation of Irish Life & Permanent.[8]

He appeared regularly in the European Court of Justice representing Ireland.[9][10]

He was the chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland between 2014 and 2016.[3] He has also been a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, the board of the Courts Service and of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board and the Legal Aid Board.[4] In 2016, the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald sought clarifications from the Bar Council on the procedure of Barniville's appointment to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority. The Department of Justice and Equality was ultimately satisfied with the selection process.[11]

He is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Limerick.[1]

Judicial career

He was appointed a Judge of the High Court in December 2017.[12] He has been the court's designated arbitration judge since June 2018.[4] As of 2020, he is the Judge in Charge of the Commercial List.[13]

In the High Court, he has presided over cases on matters including insolvency law,[14] injunctions,[15] defamation law,[16] and judicial review.[17] He was previously the Judge in Charge of the Strategic Infrastructure List,[4] hearing appeals of An Bord Pleanála decisions, including for developments at Saint Anne's Park and Cherrywood, Dublin.[18][19]

He was appointed the chairperson of the Referendum Commission in September 2010 for the purpose of a referendum on Nonresident voting at Irish presidential elections.[20]

Other appointments

He currently acts as a governor of the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin and is the chair of Irish Rule of Law International.[4]

References
  1. "Masters of the Bench". www.middletemple.org.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "The John M Kelly Memorial Lecture 2016, delivered by the Hon. Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell". www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "Appointments to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and to the High Court". Gov.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "David Barniville SC". UL School of Law. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. Humphreys, Joe. "Adviser says he took TD to bank". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. "Written Answers. - Beef Tribunal. – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil) – Wednesday, 14 Oct 1992 – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie. 14 October 1992. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. Carolan, Mary. "Successor to President of the High Court must 'drive reform'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. "Recapitalisation challenge time limit met". www.irishexaminer.com. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. Ireland v. European Parliament, Case C‑301/06 (ECJ 10 February 2009).
  10. Ireland v. Commission, Case C-238/96 (ECJ 1 October 1998).
  11. Gartl, Fiona. "Bar Council nomination of regulator 'matter of internal procedure'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  12. "Diary President Appoints New Judges". president.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  13. "General Notices - 12/02/2020 : Legal Diary : Courts Service of Ireland". legaldiary.courts.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  14. "Interim examiner appointed to water firm Celtic Pure". RTÉ News. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  15. McNulty, Fran (29 August 2019). "Further injunction granted against meat plant protests". RTÉ News. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  16. "O'Sullivan seeks to take defamation case against paper". RTÉ News. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  17. "High Court rules against environmental campaigner in challenge to College Green plaza". www.irishexaminer.com. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  18. "Challenges to development of 500 houses in Dublin to be fast-tracked in High Court". www.irishexaminer.com. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  19. "High Court quashes permission for €130m Cherrywood housing scheme". www.irishexaminer.com. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  20. Thomas, Cónal. "Referendum commission over extending voting rights abroad set up". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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