Brian Murray (judge) explained

Honorific Prefix:The Hon. Mr. Justice
Office:Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland
Term Start:21 February 2022
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Office1:Judge of the Court of Appeal
Term Start1:4 November 2019
Term End1:21 February 2022
Nominator1:Government of Ireland
Appointer1:Michael D. Higgins

Brian R. Murray is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court since February 2022. He previously served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2019 to 2022.

Prior to being appointed to the bench, he worked as a barrister practicing in public and commercial law.

Early life

Murray received a BA degree from Trinity College Dublin and completed an LLM at the University of Cambridge.[1] [2] He won the Irish Times Debate in 1984 for the College Historical Society.[3] He subsequently attended the King's Inns. He was called to the Bar in 1989 and became a senior counsel in 2002.[4]

Legal career

Murray practised in the areas of constitutional and commercial law.[5] He represented the State in 2005 in defending a judicial review case taken by the former judge Brian Curtin.[6] He has also appeared for the State and the Data Protection Commissioner in defending actions launched by Max Schrems,[7] [8] the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in a case against Independent News & Media and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation against members of the Seán Quinn family.[9] [10] He represented Bertie Ahern in the High Court against the Mahon Tribunal in 2008.[11]

He has acted for the State in a first instance hearing taken by Graham Dwyer, the man convicted of the murder of Elaine O'Hara, in the High Court, regarding the applicability of the Data Retention Directive in Irish law.[12] In addition to appearing in the Irish courts, Murray has also acted as counsel for Ireland in the two EU courts, the General Court and the Court of Justice.[13] [14] He acted for Ireland in Ireland v Commission.[15]

He taught jurisprudence at Trinity College Dublin from 1986 to 1987 and again between 1988 and 1989, and subsequently lectured in Company Law between 1989 and 2003. He also lectured at the King's Inns.

He provided advice on the law of abortion at a meeting of the Citizens' Assembly in March 2017, which made recommendations which ultimately resulted in the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.[16]

Judicial career

Court of Appeal

Following the enactment of legislation to increase the number of judges of the Court of Appeal in 2019, Murray was appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal in November 2019.[17] [18] He has occasionally acted as a judge of the High Court.[19]

Murray has written judgments for the Court of Appeal in the areas of judicial review, enforcement of debt, insolvency law, the proceeds of crime, media law, tax law, the law of tort, military law, contract law, and civil procedure.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

Supreme Court

Murray was nominated to the Supreme Court of Ireland in January 2022.[30] His appointment was made in February 2022.[31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mr BRIAN R MURRAY . Law Library . 28 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119152054/http://lawlibrary.ie/members/barrister.asp?barID=634 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  2. Web site: Public Procurement Litigation: Practice and Procedure . TCD.ie . 7 May 2020 . 18 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200718231710/https://www.tcd.ie/law/events/2012/publicprocurement.php . live .
  3. News: Ireland's debt to the Irish Times Debate . 7 May 2020 . The Irish Times . 17 February 1998 . en . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922230136/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/ireland-s-debt-to-the-irish-times-debate-1.136656 . live .
  4. Web site: Appointments to the Court of Appeal . The Department of Justice and Equality . 11 October 2019 . 7 May 2020 . en . 17 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191217193051/http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/PR19000252 . live .
  5. News: Carolan . Mary . Justice Brian Murray nominated for appointment to Supreme Court . 26 January 2022 . The Irish Times . 26 January 2022 . en.
  6. News: Curtin claims on constitutional rights do not stand up, court told . 7 May 2020 . The Irish Times . 10 March 2005 . en . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922230157/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/curtin-claims-on-constitutional-rights-do-not-stand-up-court-told-1.421757 . live .
  7. News: Max Schrems data case runs up legal bill of €1.3m . 7 May 2020 . www.irishexaminer.com . 16 January 2018 . en . 20 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180120222429/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/max-schrems-data-case-runs-up-legal-bill-of-13m-822935.html . live .
  8. Web site: Transcripts of the substantive hearing before the Irish High Court in the Litigation concerning Standard Contractual Clauses . Data Protection Commission . 7 May 2020 . en .
  9. News: O'Donnell . Orla . Judge reserves decision in INM inspectors challenge . 7 May 2020 . RTÉ News . 10 May 2018 . en . 16 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116225319/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2018/0510/962539-odce-inm-court/ . live .
  10. News: Quinn children claim 'undue influence' by their father . 7 May 2020 . RTÉ News . 22 March 2019 . en . 21 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121062748/https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0322/1038039-quinns-ibrc-anglo/ . live .
  11. News: Carolan . Mary . Taoiseach cannot be questioned about statements made in Dáil . 5 July 2020 . The Irish Times . en . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922230140/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/taoiseach-cannot-be-questioned-about-statements-made-in-d%C3%A1il-1.908894 . live .
  12. News: O'Donnell . Orla . Phone data applications not processed since Dywer case . 7 May 2020 . RTÉ News . 20 December 2018 . en . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618201709/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2018/1220/1018330-graham-dwyer/ . live .
  13. . Case C-427/17 . 28 March 2019 . http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document_print.jsf;jsessionid=0B5B5B5E5AAE05206E83F3EA3EF282B4?docid=214611&text=&dir=&doclang=EN&part=1&occ=first&mode=DOC&pageIndex=0&cid=4431642 . 7 May 2020 .
  14. Minister for Justice and Equality v Workplace Relations Commission . Case C‑378/17 . 4 December 2018 . http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf;jsessionid=39CF4231488A9986953C1DB090C7FCA8?text=&docid=208381&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=7669045 . 7 May 2020 .
  15. News: Foxe . Ken . Apple tax case: Four individual lawyers paid over €500,000 each . 25 January 2022 . The Irish Times . en.
  16. News: Duffy . Rónán . Citizens' Assembly told repealing the Eighth doesn't necessarily mean a right to abortion . 7 May 2020 . TheJournal.ie . en . 19 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919101605/https://www.thejournal.ie/citizens-assembly-fourt-weekend-3269178-Mar2017/ . live .
  17. News: Seven new judges nominated to Court of Appeal after criticism from Chief Justice . 7 May 2020 . Irish Independent . en . 8 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191208044236/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/seven-new-judges-nominated-to-court-of-appeal-after-criticism-from-chief-justice-38575944.html . live .
  18. Web site: Diary President Appoints Judges To The Court Of Appeal . president.ie . 7 May 2020 . en . 3 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203192607/https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-judges-to-the-court-of-appeal . live .
  19. News: Former investment firm employee claims 'sham' redundancy in profit-share row . 7 May 2020 . Breaking News . 30 April 2020 . 6 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200506143316/https://www.breakingnews.ie/business/former-investment-firm-employee-claims-sham-redundancy-in-profit-share-row-996970.html . live .
  20. News: Curran . Ian . 'I'm not sure my friends can afford it': International students face hike in health insurance costs . 25 January 2022 . TheJournal.ie . en.
  21. News: Recruiter wins €750,000 case against nursing homes . 25 January 2022 . The Irish Times . 25 January 2022 . en.
  22. News: Tighe . Mark . Fresh legal action by PPF Capital Source director after annulled liquidation . 25 January 2022 . The Times . en.
  23. News: O’Loughlin . Ann . Man fails to have ruling that homes were bought with proceeds of crime struck down . 25 January 2022 . Irish Examiner . 16 July 2021 . en.
  24. News: Brennan . Declan . Judge dismisses appeal against gagging order on media over sex offender . 25 January 2022 . Irish Examiner . 23 January 2020 . en.
  25. News: Carolan . Mary . Revenue wins appeal relating to €536,000 tax assessment . 25 January 2022 . The Irish Times . en.
  26. News: Court of Appeal: €7,500 award for false imprisonment upheld against gardaí . 25 January 2022 . Irish Legal News . en.
  27. News: Corporal fined €300 over refusal to move car appeals insubordination conviction . 25 January 2022 . The Irish Times . en.
  28. News: Businessman loses appeal over buying of manor house . 25 January 2022 . The Irish Times . en.
  29. News: Horse racing body doesn't have to put up €300,000 security over appeal of defamation ruling . 25 January 2022 . independent . en.
  30. News: Hurley . Sandra . Brian Murray nominated for appointment to Supreme Court . 25 January 2022 . 25 January 2022 . en.
  31. Web site: President Appoints Judges To The Supreme Court And The High Court February 2022 . president.ie . 21 February 2022 . en.

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