Mark Heslin

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Mark Heslin
Judge of the High Court
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2 December 2019
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Mark Heslin is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court since December 2019. He was formerly a litigation solicitor at a commercial law firm.

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Early life

Heslin was born in Longford, County Longford, to Noel and Máiréad Heslin. He received his primary school education from Ballinalee National School and Melview National School, and attended secondary school at St. Mel's College and Rockwell College. [1] He studied law at University College Galway and served a term as the auditor of the Literary and Debating Society. [2] He subsequently studied at the Law Society of Ireland and was admitted to the Role of Solicitors in 1995. [3]

He started his career at Beauchamps Solicitors in Dublin. [1] He was a senior partner in the firm in litigation, with particular expertise on commercial disputes in the Irish courts. [4] He advised on a wide range of law and his clients included Allied Irish Banks and the National Asset Management Agency. [5]

During his time as a solicitor, he was a contributor to academic journals and tutored classes at the Law Society. [1]

In 2012, he argued against the televising of court cases in Ireland. [6]

Judicial career

Heslin was appointed to the High Court in December 2019. [7] He is the first High Court judge to come from Longford. [8]

He has presided over cases involving judicial review, [9] injunction applications, [10] insolvency law, [11] and commercial disputes. [12] In January 2020, he overturned a decision of An Bord Pleanála which had refused permission for the development of a Narconon facility in County Meath. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Longford man appointed High Court Judge". www.longfordleader.ie. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Congratulations to our alumnus, Mark Heslin". NUIG Law. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Solicitor Mark Heslin is to become High Court judge". www.lawsociety.ie. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Beauchamps Partner, Mark Heslin, appointed as a judge of the High Court of Ireland". beauchamps.ie. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mark Heslin - Partner". Beauchamps. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Newenham, Pamela. "The cases for and against televising Irish justice". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The Supreme Court And The High Court Dec 2019". president.ie. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Longford man appointed as a High Court Judge". Shannonside. 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kildare firm claim Minister's rezoning decision is wrong in law". www.irishexaminer.com. 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Court grants temporary injunction after horse believed dead is entered in tomorrow's race meet at Naas". Breaking News. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "High Court appoints liquidators to office supplies wholesaler Spicers; 42 jobs lost". www.irishexaminer.com. 18 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  12. ↑ Managh, Aodhan O'Faolain & Ray. "HSE not going ahead with purported €7.4 million deal for 350 ventilators, High Court told". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "High Court: Decision to overturn planning permission granted to Scientology-linked group is quashed". Irish Legal News. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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