Mark Sanfey Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon. Mr. Justice
Mark Sanfey
Office:Judge of the High Court
Term Start:2 December 2019
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Nationality:Irish

Mark Sanfey is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court of Ireland since December 2019. He previously practiced as a barrister specialising in insolvency and bankruptcy law.

Early life

Sanfey was educated at Trinity College Dublin and trained to be a barrister at the King's Inns.[1] [2]

Legal career

He became a barrister in 1987 and became a senior counsel in 2004. Sanfey specialised in aspects of insolvency law while in practice, including cases involving examinership, bankruptcy, receivership, and liquidation.[3] [4] [5] [6] He represented the former chair of Anglo Irish Bank Seán FitzPatrick in bankruptcy proceedings in 2010.[7]

His practice also extended to other commercial litigation, including contractual disputes.[8] He appeared for Michelle Rocca in 2015 in the High Court relating to a land dispute with her neighbour.[9]

He acted for businessman Richard Lynn at the Mahon Tribunal.[10]

Outside of practice, he was a founding member of the Construction Bar Association of Ireland, for which he was chairman between 2013 and 2018.[11] In 1991, he co-authored "Bankruptcy Law and Practice in Ireland", with a second edition published in 2010.[12] [13]

Judicial career

Sanfey was appointed to the High Court of Ireland in December 2019.[14] He has heard cases involving bankruptcy, insolvency law, injunctions, judicial review, and professional misconduct.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] He replaced Denis McDonald as the High Court's designated judge hearing personal insolvency matters.[20] As of 2021, he is the judge appointed to oversee arbitration cases in the High Court.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nominations for Appointment to the High Court . merrionstreet.ie . 28 March 2021 . en . 16 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200316104610/http://merrionstreet.ie/en/News-Room/News/Nominations_for_Appointment_to_the_High_Court.html . live .
  2. News: Solicitor Mark Heslin is to become High Court judge . 28 March 2021 . www.lawsociety.ie . 17 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191117123134/https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/solicitor-mark-heslin-is-to-become-high-court-judge/ . live .
  3. News: ACC challenges Fleming survival plan . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 15 December 2009 . en.
  4. News: O'Donnells liable for bankruptcy case costs . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 14 May 2015 . en . 31 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151231225701/http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0514/701184-odonnells-bankruptcy/ . live .
  5. News: Credit union gets receiver in €1.7m case . 28 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  6. News: Court winds up Ardline Aircon . 28 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  7. News: Sean FitzPatrick to file for bankruptcy . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 9 July 2010 . en.
  8. News: Businessman seeks €13m damages from developers . 28 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  9. News: Michelle Morrison in court row with neighbours . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 7 October 2015 . en.
  10. News: Wall . Martin . O'Herlihy tells of '€100,000 payment' . 28 March 2021 . The Irish Times . en.
  11. Web site: CBA Executive Committee . CBAI . 28 March 2021 . 5 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305074214/https://www.cba-ireland.com/cba-committee/ . live .
  12. Book: Sanfey . Mark . Holohan . Bill . Bankruptcy law and practice in Ireland . 1991 . Round Hall Press . Dublin . 0947686657.
  13. Book: Sanfey . Mark . Holohan . Bill . Bankruptcy law and practice . 2010 . Thomson Reuters (Round Hall) . Dublin . 978-1858005744 . 2nd.
  14. Web site: Diary President Appoints Judges To The Supreme Court And The High Court Dec 2019 . president.ie . 28 March 2021 . en . 10 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201210040750/https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-judges-to-the-supreme-court-and-the-high-court-dec-2019 . live .
  15. News: Court refuses to approve insolvency for car salesman . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 9 February 2021 . en . 11 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211160040/https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0209/1196084-court-refuses-to-approve-insolvency-for-car-salesman/ . live .
  16. News: Court action launched to prevent care home closure . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 8 September 2020 . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030408/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/0908/1163993-st-marys-high-court/ . live .
  17. News: Ticket selling firm's €318,000 fraud claim in court . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 18 December 2020 . en . 6 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210106035627/https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1218/1185342-ticket-court-fraud/ . live .
  18. News: Covid-19 restrictions challenged in High Court . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 15 April 2020 . en . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415070148/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/0415/1130727-covid-19-restrictions-challenged-in-high-court/ . live .
  19. News: Court confirms Medical Council decision to sanction GP . 28 March 2021 . RTÉ News . 30 April 2020 . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030350/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/0430/1135919-courts-gp-censure/ . live .
  20. Web site: Stakeholder e-Brief . gov.ie . Insolvency Service of Ireland . 28 March 2021 . January 2020 . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923030427/https://www.isi.gov.ie/en/ISI/January%202020%20e-brief.pdf/Files/January%202020%20e-brief.pdf . live .
  21. Web site: High Court - Assignment of Judges – Michaelmas Term 2021 The Courts Service of Ireland . www.courts.ie . 4 October 2021.

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