Michael MacGrath | |
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Judge of the High Court | |
Assumed office 23 January 2018 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | |
Michael MacGrath is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since January 2018.
MacGrath attended University College Dublin from where he received BCL and LLM degrees. [1] He subsequently attended the King's Inns. [2]
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]
MacGrath was appointed to the High Court in January 2018. [8] He was appointment came following a vacancy created at the retirement of 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]
Michael MacGrath | |
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Judge of the High Court | |
Assumed office 23 January 2018 | |
Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | |
Michael MacGrath is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since January 2018.
MacGrath attended University College Dublin from where he received BCL and LLM degrees. [1] He subsequently attended the King's Inns. [2]
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]
MacGrath was appointed to the High Court in January 2018. [8] He was appointment came following a vacancy created at the retirement of 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]