David Holland (judge)

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David Holland
Judge of the High Court
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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.

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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]

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]

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  2. 1 2 "David Holland SC". Law Library. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Faculty of Law Newsletter". University College Cork. 2005. David Holland ... BCL graduates from 1985{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ "A century of wit and verbal combat". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Irish Times Debate at 60: How changing topics reflected the ages". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Five new High Court judges nominated as 'tsunami of litigation' expected". Irish Independent. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Hogan, Dick. "Ban stays on media coverage of Cork drug case". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Trip of a lifetime turned into nightmare for fans". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  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.
  12. ↑ "Cork woman 'pleased' with abuse appeal in Strasbourg". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  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.
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