David Barniville Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon. Mr. Justice
Office:President of the High Court
Term Start:13 July 2022
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Predecessor:Mary Irvine
Office1:Judge of the High Court
Term Start1:13 July 2022
Nominator1:Government of Ireland
Appointer1:Michael D. Higgins
Term Start2:1 December 2017
Term End2:30 August 2021
Nominator2:Government of Ireland
Appointer2:Michael D. Higgins
Office3:Judge of the Court of Appeal
Term Start3:30 August 2021
Term End3:13 July 2022[1]
Nominator3:Government of Ireland
Appointer3:Michael D. Higgins
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Children:3
Relatives:Henry Barniville (grandfather)
Education:Blackrock College

David Barniville is an Irish judge who has served as President of the High Court since July 2022 and a Judge of the High Court since July 2022, and previously from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from 2021 to 2022. He is also a former Chair of the Bar Council of Ireland. He is an Latin: [[ex officio]] member of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal.

Early life

Barniville is from Dublin. He was born to Geraldine and Harry (both international tennis players), while his grandfather Henry Barniville was a member of Seanad Éireann and surgeon.[2] [3] [4] He attended secondary school at Blackrock College.[5] He studied for a BCL degree at University College Dublin, graduating in 1988.[6] He completed his studies at the King's Inns.[7]

Legal career

Barniville was called to the Bar in July 1990 and became a Senior Counsel in October 2006. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2016. He is a Bencher of the King's Inns and of Middle Temple.[8]

His practice as a barrister consisted of commercial law and constitutional and administrative law. He was also an Accredited Mediator with a special interest in arbitration.[8] He was counsel for the Beef Tribunal and appeared with Donal O'Donnell for Michael Lowry at the Moriarty Tribunal.[9] [10] He represented the Minister for Finance in the High Court on the nationalisation of Allied Irish Banks in December 2010,[11] and again on the recapitalisation of Irish Life & Permanent.[12]

He appeared regularly in the European Court of Justice representing Ireland.[13] [14]

He was the chairman of the Bar Council of Ireland between 2014 and 2016. 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.[8] 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.[15]

He is an adjunct professor of law at the University of Limerick. He has acted as a governor of the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin and was the chair of Irish Rule of Law International.

Judicial career

High Court

He was appointed a Judge of the High Court in December 2017.[16] He was the court's designated arbitration judge from June 2018.[8] As of 2020, he was the Judge in Charge of the Commercial List.[17] [18]

In the High Court, he has presided over cases on matters including insolvency law,[19] injunctions,[20] defamation law,[21] and judicial review.[22] He was previously the Judge in Charge of the Strategic Infrastructure List, hearing appeals of An Bord Pleanála decisions, including for developments at Saint Anne's Park and Cherrywood, Dublin.[23] [24]

He was appointed the chairperson of the Referendum Commission in September 2019 for the purpose of a referendum on Nonresident voting at Irish presidential elections.[25]

Court of Appeal

The appointment of Maurice Collins as a part-time commissioner of the Law Reform Commission permitted a vacancy on the Court of Appeal. Barniville was nominated to fill the role in June 2021 and was appointed in August 2021.[26] [27]

President of the High Court

Barniville was nominated to become President of the High Court in June 2022, to succeed Mary Irvine on her retirement in July 2022.[28] He was appointed on 13 July 2022.[29] [30]

Personal life

Barnville is married to Susan O'Connell and has three children.

Notes and References

  1. ex officio member from 13 July 2022
  2. News: David Barniville nominated as president of High Court . 21 June 2022 . The Irish Times . 21 June 2022 . en.
  3. News: O Callaghan . John . New President of the High Court has strong Offaly links . 26 June 2022 . www.offalyexpress.ie . en.
  4. Web site: Barniville, Henry Leo ('Harry' or 'Barney') Dictionary of Irish Biography . www.dib.ie . 21 June 2022 . en.
  5. Web site: Masters of the Bench . www.middletemple.org.uk . 21 May 2020 . 19 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019155718/https://www.middletemple.org.uk/bencher-persons-view?cid=46274 . live .
  6. Web site: The John M Kelly Memorial Lecture 2016, delivered by the Hon. Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell . www.ucd.ie . 21 May 2020 . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113093437/https://www.ucd.ie/law/news/news2016/thejohnmkellymemoriallecture2016/ . live .
  7. Web site: Appointments to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and to the High Court . Gov.ie . 21 May 2020 . 17 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190317013813/https://www.gov.ie/en/news/1483c9-appointments-to-the-supreme-court-court-of-appeal-and-to-the-high-co/ . live .
  8. Web site: David Barniville SC . UL School of Law . 21 May 2020.
  9. News: Humphreys . Joe . Adviser says he took TD to bank . 21 May 2020 . The Irish Times . en.
  10. Web site: Written Answers. - Beef Tribunal. – Dáil Éireann (26th Dáil). 14 October 1992. Houses of the Oireachtas . 21 May 2020 . en-ie . 21 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021230913/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1992-10-14/97/ . live .
  11. News: Carolan . Mary . Successor to President of the High Court must 'drive reform' . 21 May 2020 . The Irish Times . en.
  12. News: Recapitalisation challenge time limit met . 21 May 2020 . www.irishexaminer.com . 4 February 2012 . en.
  13. Ireland v. European Parliament. Case C‑301/06 . ECJ . 10 February 2009 . http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?docid=72843&doclang=EN . 21 May 2020.
  14. Ireland v. Commission . Case C-238/96 . ECJ . 1 October 1998 . http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document_print.jsf;jsessionid=9ea7d2dc30d576a97786964343d0a3a6e3f93383a0ac.e34KaxiLc3qMb40Rch0SaxyLaxb0?doclang=EN&text=&pageIndex=0&part=1&mode=DOC&docid=44134&occ=first&dir=&cid=358894 . 21 May 2020.
  15. News: Gartl . Fiona . Bar Council nomination of regulator 'matter of internal procedure' . 21 May 2020 . The Irish Times . en . 11 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011171634/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/bar-council-nomination-of-regulator-matter-of-internal-procedure-1.2823033 . live .
  16. Web site: Diary President Appoints New Judges . president.ie . 21 May 2020 . en . 18 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201218141835/https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-new-judges . live .
  17. Web site: General Notices - 12/02/2020 : Legal Diary : Courts Service of Ireland . legaldiary.courts.ie . 21 May 2020 . en . 18 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218094001/http://legaldiary.courts.ie/legaldiary.nsf/general-notices/3ac2b7ee81befa0c8025850c00438620?OpenDocument . live .
  18. Web site: Notice - High Court Michaelmas Term - Assignment of Judges . Courts Service . 14 October 2020 . 13 October 2020.
  19. News: Interim examiner appointed to water firm Celtic Pure . 21 May 2020 . RTÉ News . 29 August 2019 . en . 12 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112042742/https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/0829/1071694-celtic-pure-examiner/ . live .
  20. News: McNulty . Fran . Further injunction granted against meat plant protests . 21 May 2020 . RTÉ News . 29 August 2019 . en . 1 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701133544/https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0829/1071541-beef-meat-factory-protests-farmers/ . live .
  21. News: O'Sullivan seeks to take defamation case against paper . 21 May 2020 . RTÉ News . 19 September 2018 . en . 19 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200919092851/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2018/0919/994774-noirin-osullivan/ . live .
  22. News: High Court rules against environmental campaigner in challenge to College Green plaza . 21 May 2020 . www.irishexaminer.com . 16 July 2019 . en . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905190107/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/high-court-rules-against-environmental-campaigner-in-challenge-to-college-green-plaza-937312.html . live .
  23. News: Challenges to development of 500 houses in Dublin to be fast-tracked in High Court . 21 May 2020 . www.irishexaminer.com . 31 May 2018 . en.
  24. News: High Court quashes permission for €130m Cherrywood housing scheme . 21 May 2020 . www.irishexaminer.com . 20 December 2019 . en . 23 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200123193604/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/high-court-quashes-permission-for-130m-cherrywood-housing-scheme-971661.html . live .
  25. News: Thomas . Cónal . Referendum commission over extending voting rights abroad set up . 21 May 2020 . TheJournal.ie . en . 22 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022072652/https://www.thejournal.ie/referendum-commission-set-up-over-extending-voting-rights-abroad-4826955-Sep2019/ . live .
  26. News: Hilliard . Mark . High Court judge David Barniville nominated to Court of Appeal . 22 June 2021 . The Irish Times . 22 June 2021 . en . 22 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622211129/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/high-court-judge-david-barniville-nominated-to-court-of-appeal-1.4600791 . live .
  27. Web site: Diary President Appoints Mr David Barniville To The Court Of Appeal . president.ie . 24 September 2021 . en.
  28. News: Hurley . Sandra . David Barniville named as President of the High Court . 21 June 2022 . RTÉ News . 21 June 2022 . en.
  29. News: High Court president says 'timely' justice must be for all, not only cases attracting 'political attention' . 13 July 2022 . The Irish Times . 13 July 2022 . en.
  30. Web site: Diary President Appoints David Barniville As President Of The High Court . president.ie . 13 July 2022 . en.

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