David Holland (judge)

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The Hon. Mr. Justice David Holland
Judge of the High Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2021

David Holland is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since October 2021. He previously practised as a barrister.

Early life

Holland attended school at Clongowes Wood College. ^[1] He obtained a BCL degree, ^[2] graduating from University College Cork in 1985. ^[3] He was a winner of the Irish Times Debate in 1985, representing the UCC Philosophical Society. ^{[4] [5]}

Legal career

He was called to the Irish bar in 1987 and became a senior counsel in 2003. ^[2] He has an expertise in planning law and environmental law. ^[6]

He has acted in cases involving media law, insolvency law, injunctions and medical negligence. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

In 2003, he represented several newspapers against a libel action taken by Ian Bailey. ^[11] He acted for a woman who had been abused while in school in a case taken against the Government of Ireland in O'Keeffe v. Ireland in the European Court of Human Rights. ^{[12] [13]} He provided legal advice to the Monageer Inquiry. ^[14]

Judicial career

Holland was one of five barristers nominated to the High Court in September 2021. ^[6] He was appointed on 5 October 2021. ^[15]

He is a judge designated to hear judicial review cases involving strategic housing developments and has heard proceedings in that context involving planning. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]} He has also heard cases involving debt recovery, insurance law and partnership law. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

References

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9. Roche, Barry. "Council fails to block Dairygold Cork city move". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
10. Carolan, Mary. "Consultants admit liability over 'horrific' stillbirth". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
11. "Libel lawyer astonished at media interest". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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13. "O'Keeffe v. Ireland". ECHR. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
14. "Dáil Éireann debate - Wednesday, 12 Jan 2011". Oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
15. "Diary President Appoints Judges To The High Court Oct2021". president.ie. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
16. "Planning permission for 227 apartments in Goatstown challenged in High Court". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
17. "Court overturns permission for 300 Dublin housing units". RTÉ News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
18. "Tidy Towns Group wins High Court action to overturn plan for 486 apartments". independent. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
19. O'Flaherty, Aideen (17 January 2022). "ABP decision overturned as a result of Tidy towns High Court success". Echo.ie. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
20. Harte, Jason (10 June 2022). "Lack of Detail May Prove Costly". Lexology. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
21. "Chubb European Group SE [Formerly Ace European] & Ors -v- Perrigo Company Plc & Ors [2022] IEHC 444" . Retrieved 20 August 2022.
22. "Spiritus Ltd -v- Conway & Ors [2022] IEHC 390" . Retrieved 20 August 2022.