Michael MacGrath
Michael MacGrath | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 23 January 2018 – 4 July 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | |
Michael MacGrath is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal since July 2024. He previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2018 to 2024.
Early life
[edit]MacGrath attended University College Dublin from where he received BCL and LLM degrees.[1] He subsequently attended the King's Inns.[2]
Legal career
[edit]He was called to the Bar in 1984 and became a senior counsel in 2000.[2] His practice was predominantly focused on civil law and commercial law.[3]
He was counsel for the Barr Tribunal and he represented the Attorney General of Ireland and the public interest at the Moriarty Tribunal.[4][5]
In addition to his legal practice, he was the chairperson of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission between 2005 and 2009,[2] and was the chair of the Mining Board from 2013.[6]
MacGrath was a tutor in law at University College Dublin.[1] He was the editor of a text on engineering law in 1989.[7] He has acted as the external examiner for Tort law the King's Inns since 2009.[3]
Judicial career
[edit]MacGrath was appointed to the High Court in January 2018.[8] He was appointment came following a vacancy created at the retirement of Judge Henry Abbott.[9]
He has presided over cases involving commercial law,[10] regulatory law,[11] judicial review,[12] employment law,[13] and medical negligence.[14]
In the midst of a judicial review hearing in 2019, a lay litigant unsuccessfully attempted to effect a citizen's arrest against him.[15] In 2019, he decided against the Friends of the Irish Environment which sought to challenge governmental policy on climate change and reducing carbon emissions.[16] The decision was appealed to the Supreme Court of Ireland with a hearing in June 2020.[17]
He was elevated as a judge of the Court of Appeal in July 2024, and was appointed by President Michael D. Higgins.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MacGrath, Michael (1 December 1985). "THE RECOVERY OF PURE ECONOMIC LOSS IN NEGLIGENCE—AN EMERGING DICHOTOMY". Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 5 (3): 350–377. doi:10.1093/ojls/5.3.350.
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- ^ a b "Mrs Justice Finlay Geoghegan follows father's footsteps to Supreme Court". www.lawsociety.ie. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Transcript 350" (PDF). moriarty-tribunal.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Newman, Christine. "Gardai 'went extra mile' to save Carthy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Dáil Éireann Written Answers" (PDF). Oireachtas.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ MacGrath, Michael, ed. (1989). Irish building and engineering case law. Dublin Society of Chartered Suveyors.
- ^ "Diary President Appoints Mr. Michael Macgrath S.c. As High Court Judge". president.ie. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Appointments to the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and to the High Court". merrionstreet.ie. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Judge grants owner of Christmas tree land in Wicklow hearing over part of bank loan". www.irishexaminer.com. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "High Court: Prosecution of woman accused of providing Botox treatments without prescription can continue". Irish Legal News. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "High Court: Application for order compelling further and better particulars in JR refused". Irish Legal News. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "High Court: Labour Court erred by conflating the issue of wages 'properly payable' with the issue of whether there had been a deduction". Irish Legal News. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Woman claims she suffered waves of tiredness after having swine flu vaccine". independent. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ O'Faolain, Aodhan. "Man fails to effect citizen's arrest of High Court judge". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Environmental Group bids to take challenge to Government's climate-change plan to Supreme Court - Independent.ie". Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Carolan, Mary. "Supreme Court to rule later on 'important and difficult' climate case". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.