Brian Cregan Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon. Mr. Justice
Office:Judge of the High Court
Term Start:3 April 2014
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Nationality:Irish
Education:Gonzaga College

Brian Cregan (born 1961) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since April 2014 and is the current Chairperson of the IBRC commission of investigation.

Early career

Cregan attended Gonzaga College.[1] He attended St John's College, Oxford and the King's Inns. He became a barrister in 1990 and a senior counsel in 2004.[2] His practice focused on competition law and commercial law.[3] He has represented Seán Quinn in the High Court in disputes against Anglo Irish Bank.[4]

Judicial career

High Court

He was appointed to the High Court in April 2014.[5] Cregan presided over cases in the Commercial Court.[6] He has heard cases involving intellectual property law,[7] procurement law,[8] defamation,[9] insolvency law,[10] and consumer law.[11]

He adjudicated a dispute between Rory McIlroy and his management company Horizon Sports Management in 2015.[12] He was responsible for introducing a three strikes policy for Irish internet service provider UPC Ireland for piracy of copyrighted works by its customers.[13]

IBRC Commission

Cregan was appointed as chairperson of the IBRC commission of investigation in July 2015, replacing Daniel O'Keeffe.[14] The commission's purpose is to investigate the sale of the company Siteserv by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to Denis O'Brien.[15] He delivered the sixth interim report of the Commission in June 2019. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that Cregan's reporting timeframe would continue to 31 March 2020.[16] As of December 2018, the commission had considered 102 statements and dealt with over 500,000 pages of documents.[17]

The final extension for the commission to complete its investigation was for June 2020.[18]

His role on the commission is full time, meaning that he has not been available to hear cases in the High Court.[19]

Other work

In 2013, Cregan published, Parnell: A Novel, a novelised account of the life of Charles Stewart Parnell, which took ten years to research.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judge Brian Cregan (Class of 1979) . Gonzaga College . 1 July 2019 . 29 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Appointments to the High Court . merrionstreet.ie . 1 July 2019 . en . 30 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630120424/https://merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/appointments-to-the-high-court-3.html . live .
  3. News: President meets new judges for High Court . 1 July 2019 . Independent.ie . 4 April 2004 . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701220438/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/president-meets-new-judges-for-high-court-30154336.html . live .
  4. News: Carolan . Mary . Judgment reserved on Quinn application to defend €2.3bn action . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . en.
  5. Web site: President appoints Mr. Bernard Joseph Barton S.C. . president.ie . en . 1 July 2019 . 30 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630123426/https://president.ie/en/media-library/photos/03-04-14-president-appoints-mr.-bernard-joseph-barton-s.c.-ms.-deirdre-murp . live .
  6. News: McIlroy case deferred until today as legal teams strive to narrow issues . 1 July 2019 . www.irishexaminer.com . 4 February 2015 . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701220444/https://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2015/0204/ireland/mcilroy-case-deferred-until-today-as-legal-teams-strive-to-narrow-issues-310592.html . live .
  7. News: Court Finds Dunnes Stores Infringed Aldi's Trademark . 1 July 2019 . Checkout . 6 April 2017 . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701220444/https://www.checkout.ie/retail/court-finds-dunnes-stores-infringed-aldis-trademark-41334 . live .
  8. News: O'Faolain . Aodhan . Losing bidder for M50 toll challenges award of contract . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . en . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112043251/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/losing-bidder-for-m50-toll-challenges-award-of-contract-1.3035312 . live .
  9. News: PM . Director defamed on Facebook, court rules . 1 July 2019 . Herald.ie . 16 September 2014 . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701220439/https://www.herald.ie/news/director-defamed-on-facebook-court-rules-30588940.html . live .
  10. News: Carolan . Mary . Receivers dispute claim investor firm owed €9 million . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . en . 13 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813070114/http://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/receivers-dispute-claim-investor-firm-owed-9-million-1.2150168 . live .
  11. News: Dunnes' Aldi ads 'likely to deceive customers' . 1 July 2019 . RTÉ News . 9 June 2015 . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701220441/https://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0609/706917-dunnes-aldi/ . live .
  12. News: Rory McIlroy settles agent fees case . 1 July 2019 . BBC News . 4 February 2015 . 2 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190702014201/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-31130462 . live .
  13. News: UPC ordered to install 'three strikes' anti-piracy system . 1 July 2019 . Independent.ie . 27 March 2015 . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701220442/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/upc-ordered-to-install-three-strikes-antipiracy-system-31100262.html . live .
  14. News: Government Appoints High Court Judge Brian Cregan to replace Judge Daniel O'Keeffe as Chair of the Commission of Investigation into certain transactions conducted by IBRC . 1 July 2019 . merrionstreet.ie . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701220439/http://merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/Releases/Government_Appoints_High_Court_Judge_Brian_Cregan_to_replace_Judge_Daniel_O%25E2%2580%2599Keeffe_as_Chair_of_the_Commission_of_Investigation_into_certain_transactions_conducted_by_IBRC.html . live .
  15. News: Horgan-Jones . Jack . Siteserv inquiry 'may be delayed' by legal challenge from firm linked to Denis O'Brien . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . en . 11 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190611214327/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/siteserv-inquiry-may-be-delayed-by-legal-challenge-from-firm-linked-to-denis-o-brien-1.3921284 . live .
  16. Web site: Commissions of Investigation: 26 Jun 2019: Dáil debates . www.kildarestreet.com.
  17. News: McGee . Harry . TD who raised issue of Siteserv sale to Dáil criticises inquiry's progress . 1 July 2019 . The Irish Times . en . 17 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181217162650/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/td-who-raised-issue-of-siteserv-sale-to-d%C3%A1il-criticises-inquiry-s-progress-1.3733425 . live .
  18. News: Horgan-Jones . Jack . Siteserv case: Request for extension to end of year denied . 6 June 2020 . The Irish Times . en . 15 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200515195509/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/siteserv-case-request-for-extension-to-end-of-year-denied-1.4249970 . live .
  19. News: Horgan-Jones . Jack . Date of new rules to set out personal injuries awards brought forward . 10 October 2020 . The Irish Times . 7 October 2020 . en . 28 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128114944/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/date-of-new-rules-to-set-out-personal-injuries-awards-brought-forward-1.4374769 . live .
  20. News: New book on Parnell charts incredible life . 1 July 2019 . Independent.ie . en . 1 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701220437/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wicklowpeople/entertainment/new-book-on-parnell-charts-incredible-life-29602660.html . live .

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