Senan Allen Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon. Mr. Justice
Senan Allen
Office:Judge of the Court of Appeal
Term Start:24 June 2022
Nominator:Government of Ireland
Appointer:Michael D. Higgins
Office1:Judge of the High Court
Term Start1:4 October 2018
Term End1:24 June 2022
Nominator1:Government of Ireland
Appointer1:Michael D. Higgins
Nationality:Irish

Senan Allen is an Irish lawyer who has been a judge of the Court of Appeal since June 2022. He was formerly a barrister and was a judge of the High Court between 2018 and 2022.

Education

Allen attended University College Dublin, graduating in 1981 with a BCL degree.[1]

Legal career

He was called to the Bar in 1983 and became a senior counsel in 2000. His practice was focused on chancery law and commercial litigation.

In 2015, Allen was appointed to undertake a review of allegations made by a whistleblower relating to the Oireachtas Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis.[2] His report concluded that no misconduct took place at the inquiry.[3]

Judicial career

High Court

Allen was nominated as a judge of the High Court in July 2018 and was appointed in October 2018.[4] [5]

He has heard cases involving property law, defamation, insolvency, European Arrest Warrants, contract law, election law, injunctions, judicial review, probate law, child law, and company law.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] In proceedings related to Comcast Int. Holdings v Minister for Public Enterprise & ors and Persona Digital Telephony Ltd v Minister for Public Enterprise & ors he permitted discovery of documents related to the Esat Digifone licence controversy.[17]

Since 2019 he is a member of a committee of the Judicial Council relating to personal injuries guidelines.[18] [19] He was the judge in charge of the Chancery list of the High Court as of 2021.[20]

Court of Appeal

He was nominated to the Court of Appeal in April 2022 and was appointed in June 2022.[21] [22] [23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alumni to be appointed to High Court . Facebook . UCD School of Law . 3 September 2020 . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923175023/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F152283968129269%2Fposts%2F2033066446717669%2F . live .
  2. News: O'Carroll . Sinead . What happens when there has to be an investigation into an inquiry? . 3 September 2020 . TheJournal.ie . en . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024235948/https://www.thejournal.ie/banking-inquiry-investigation-2231271-Jul2015/ . live .
  3. News: Bank Inquiry staff exonerated by whistleblower claims probe . 3 September 2020 . Irish Independent . en . 18 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160218121225/http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/banking-inquiry/bank-inquiry-staff-exonerated-by-whistleblower-claims-probe-31585552.html . live .
  4. News: Government agrees appointments to High Court, Circuit Court and District Court . 3 September 2020 . Irish Legal News . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923175026/https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/government-agrees-appointments-to-high-court-circuit-court-and-district-court . live .
  5. Web site: Diary President Appoints Mr Senan Allen As A Judge In The High Court . president.ie . 3 September 2020 . en . 15 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201215072208/https://president.ie/en/diary/details/president-appoints-mr-senan-allen-as-a-judge-in-the-high-court . live .
  6. News: Arrest of three siblings ordered in repossession case . 3 September 2020 . RTÉ News . 10 March 2020 . en . 11 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200311192756/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/0310/1121387-mcgann-family-roscommon/ . live .
  7. News: Twitter ordered to disclose details of parody account . 3 September 2020 . RTÉ News . 5 June 2020 . en . 16 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201016093817/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2020/0605/1145672-twitter-parody-fastway-account-courts/ . live .
  8. News: Goodbody . Will . Liquidator appointed to food ordering app Bamboo . 3 September 2020 . RTÉ News . 7 May 2020 . en . 7 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907110927/https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2020/0507/1137121-liquidator-appointed-to-food-ordering-app-bamboo/ . live .
  9. News: Woman accused of UK murder remanded in Irish custody . 3 September 2020 . RTÉ News . 26 August 2019 . en . 14 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190914122317/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2019/0826/1071066-kelly-margaret-gray-court/ . live .
  10. News: Judge refuses Ryanair evidence in Bellew contract case . 3 September 2020 . RTÉ News . 11 December 2019 . en . 15 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200715013141/https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/1211/1098544-judge-refuses-ryanair-evidence-in-bellew-contract-case/ . live .
  11. News: Traynor . Vivienne . Election candidate loses challenge over RTÉ debate . 3 September 2020 . RTÉ News . 14 May 2019 . en . 10 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191110053320/https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2019/0514/1049362-court-gilroy-rte/ . live .
  12. News: High Court grants injunction against beef protests . 3 September 2020 . RTÉ News . 27 August 2019 . en . 31 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200831155952/https://www.rte.ie/news/2019/0827/1071106-beef-prices/ . live .
  13. News: Carolan . Mary . Proceedings begin against Clonshaugh waste-water facility plan . 3 September 2020 . The Irish Times . en . 10 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810014855/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/proceedings-begin-against-clonshaugh-waste-water-facility-plan-1.4298545 . live .
  14. News: High Court: Ex parte application to admit will to probate refused . 3 September 2020 . Irish Legal News . en . 22 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200922015902/https://irishlegal.com/article/high-court-ex-parte-application-to-admit-will-to-probate-refused . live .
  15. News: High Court ends inquiry into removal by gardai of infant from his mother . 3 September 2020 . Irish Examiner . 8 April 2020 . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923175024/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30992991.html . live .
  16. News: Carolan . Mary . CFO in High Court bid to prevent dissipation of event company's reserves . 3 September 2020 . The Irish Times . en . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923175024/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/companies/cfo-in-high-court-bid-to-prevent-dissipation-of-event-company-s-reserves-1.4218336 . live .
  17. News: O'Faolain . Aodhan . Discovery of Esat Digfone licence award documents ordered . 3 September 2020 . The Irish Times . en . 6 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191106073437/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/discovery-of-esat-digfone-licence-award-documents-ordered-1.4069589 . live .
  18. Web site: The Judicial Council and Personal Injuries . Dillon Eustace . 3 September 2020 . 23 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923175024/https://www.dilloneustace.com/uploads/files/Article_-Judicial-Council.pdf . live .
  19. News: Ms Justice Mary Irvine to chair Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee . 3 September 2020 . www.lawsociety.ie . 25 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191225021625/https://www.lawsociety.ie/gazette/top-stories/ms-justice-mary-irvine-to-chair-personal-injuries-guidelines-committee2/ . live .
  20. Web site: High Court - Assignment of Judges – Michaelmas Term 2021 The Courts Service of Ireland . www.courts.ie . 4 October 2021.
  21. News: McGee . Harry . Number of Dáil seats to reach record high after next election . 13 April 2022 . The Irish Times . 13 April 2022 . en.
  22. Web site: Appointments to the Court of Appeal, Circuit Court and District Court . www.gov.ie . 13 April 2022 . en.
  23. Web site: Diary President Appoints Mr Justice Senan Allen As A Judge Of The Court Of Appeal . president.ie . 24 June 2022 . en.

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