Emily Egan Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon. Ms. Justice
Emily Egan
Office:Judge of the High Court
Term Start:5 October 2021
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Nationality:Irish

Emily Egan is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since October 2021. She was previously practiced as a barrister in which she specialised in medical law, public law, and regulatory law.

Early life

Egan studied law at Trinity College Dublin from where she graduated with an LL.B. degree in 1991.[1] She later obtained a BCL degree from the University of Oxford.[2]

Legal career

Prior to commencing legal practice, Egan was a research assistant at the Law Reform Commission. She was called to the Irish bar in 1994 and became a senior counsel in 2010.[3] Her practice involved medical law, public law and regulatory law.

She acted for regulators in High Court cases including the Information Commissioner, Environmental Protection Agency, An Bord Pleanála, and the Independent Radio and Television Commission.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] In 2021, she acted for An Bord Pleanála in a case taken against it by An Taisce to prevent the development of a cheese factory by Glanbia.[9]

She has represented hospitals at inquests and other proceedings arising out of medical cases including the Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, the Health Service Executive, the Rotunda Hospital and Cork University Hospital.[10] [11] [12] [13] She acted for Quest Diagnostics in multiple cases arising out of the CervicalCheck cancer scandal.[14] [15] [16] She has been a legal assessor to the Medical Council of Ireland, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and the Teaching Council.[17] [18]

The Attorney General of Ireland appointed Egan (with senior counsel Frank Clarke) to represent the public interest at the Moriarty Tribunal in 1998.[19]

She was the chairperson of a group of barristers working pro bono with the Bar Council of Ireland and the Ana Liffey Drug Project which drafted a bill to legislate for supervised injection sites.[20] [21] Features of the draft bill became part of the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017.[22] In 2017, she presented an overview of certain constitutional aspects of abortion in the Republic of Ireland at the Citizens' Assembly.[23]

Judicial career

Egan was one of five people nominated to the High Court in September 2021.[24] She was appointed on 5 October 2021.[25]

Notes and References

  1. News: Gleeson . Colin . Government nominates five new High Court judges . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . 15 September 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Consultation Paper on Sentencing . Law Reform Commission . 26 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Emily Egan SC . Law Library . 26 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926114532/https://www.lawlibrary.ie/members/emily-egan-sc/ . 26 September 2021.
  4. News: Henderson rule precludes second challenge in same process in Judicial Review of local authority decision . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  5. News: Distributor 'refused to recall' toy guns . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  6. News: Carolan . Mary . Residents seek to halt oral hearing on EirGrid pylons plan . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  7. News: Cullen . Paul . Price-list claim 'utter nonsense' . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  8. News: Radio station fails to halt IRTC move on contract . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  9. News: Decision later in cheese factory appeal – High Court . 26 September 2021 . Farming Independent . en.
  10. News: Lally . Conor . Baby died during routine operation . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  11. News: Carolan . Mary . Woman awarded €170,000 for loss of baby . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  12. News: Coroner to contact IMB over woman's death . 26 September 2021 . Irish Medical Times . 28 November 2013 . en.
  13. News: Hospital apologises to bar manager blinded by surgery . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  14. News: Counsel tells court his client wishes to avoid 'death bed litigation' in cervical smear claim . 26 September 2021 . Irish Examiner . 20 July 2018 . en.
  15. News: Urgent case of cervical cancer sufferer Lynsey Bennett adjourned at High Court . 26 September 2021 . Carlow Nationalist . 13 January 2021.
  16. News: HSE accepts provision of documents is 'critical' . 26 September 2021 . RTÉ News . 24 May 2018 . en.
  17. Web site: Fourth Meeting of the Citizens' Assembly on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution . Citizens' Assembly . 26 September 2021.
  18. Web site: MASTERING THE MEDICINE SEMINAR: IRELAND EDITION . Justice . 26 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926115701/https://archive.justice.org/education/programs/s18medir . 26 September 2021.
  19. News: Coulter . Carol . Public interest counsel named . 26 September 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  20. Web site: Voluntary Assistance Scheme Presents Draft Legislation to Ana Liffey Drug Project . Law Library . 26 September 2021 . en . 21 May 2015.
  21. News: Minister gets first look at bill to allow legal injecting centres . 26 September 2021 . Irish Independent . en.
  22. News: Barristers' voluntary work contributes to new Drugs Act . 26 September 2021 . Irish Legal News . en.
  23. News: Citizens' Assembly hears abortion testimonies . 26 September 2021 . RTÉ News . 4 March 2017 . en.
  24. News: Five new High Court judges nominated as 'tsunami of litigation' expected . 24 September 2021 . Irish Independent . 15 September 2021 . en.
  25. Web site: Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court Oct2021 . president.ie . 5 October 2021 . en.

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