Brian McGovern (judge)

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Brian McGovern
Judge of the Court of Appeal
In office
28 June 2018 –15 March 2020

Brian J. McGovern is a retired Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal from June 2018 to March 2020 and a Judge of the High Court from 2007 to 2010.

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Early life

McGovern attended Castleknock College and obtained a BCL from University College Dublin in 1971. He attended the King's Inns and was called to the Bar in 1972. He became a senior counsel in 1991. [1] During his career as a barrister he frequently practiced in areas of both criminal and civil law. He served as President of the Irish Maritime Law Association. [1] He represented Total S.A. in an inquiry into the Whiddy Island disaster. [2]

Judicial career

High Court

He was appointed to the High Court in 2006. [1] Soon after his appointment he heard a case regarding the right of access of a woman to frozen embryos against the wishes of her husband. [3] He acted as the designated arbitration judge for Ireland until his appointment to the Court of Appeal. [4] He was also the presiding judge in the specialist Commercial Court. [5] In the Commercial Court, he was the trial judge for high-profile disputes involving Rory McIlroy, Gay Byrne and Mick Wallace. [6] [7] [8]

Court of Appeal

McGovern was appointed to the Court of Appeal in June 2018. [9] He retired as a judge in March 2020. [3]

CervicalCheck Tribunal

Following his retirement, he continues to serve in a judicial function as a member of the three-judge statutory tribunal into matters arising from the CervicalCheck cancer scandal with chairperson Ann Power and Tony O'Connor. [10]

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  1. 1 2 3 "High Court judge is nominated". The Irish Times. 3 May 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "New judge for High Court". BreakingNews.ie. 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Tributes paid to Justice Brian McGovern on his final day on the bench". www.irishexaminer.com. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "800 secondary teachers to train in dispute resolution". Law Society Gazette. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ireland's Designated Arbitration Judge". Arbitration Ireland. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Judge in Rory McIlroy case against former management company orders peace talks". Irish Independent. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  7. ↑ O'Faolain, Aodhan (2 February 2018). "Gay Byrne and family settle €1.2m financial dispute". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "High Court grants judgment for €2m against Mick Wallace". RTÉ News. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "President appoints new Judges". President.ie. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Two more judges appointed to CervicalCheck Tribunal". RTÉ News. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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