Mark Sanfey | |
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| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 2 December 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | |
Mark Sanfey is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the High Court of Ireland since December 2019. He previously practiced as a barrister specialising in insolvency and bankruptcy law.
Sanfey was educated at Trinity College Dublin and trained to be a barrister at the King's Inns. [1] [2]
He became a barrister in 1987 and became a senior counsel in 2004. [1] Sanfey specialised in aspects of insolvency law while in practice, including cases involving examinership, bankruptcy, receivership, and liquidation. [3] [4] [5] [6] He represented the former chair of Anglo Irish Bank Seán FitzPatrick in bankruptcy proceedings in 2010. [7]
His practice also extended to other commercial litigation, including contractual disputes. [8] He appeared for Michelle Rocca in 2015 in the High Court relating to a land dispute with her neighbour. [9]
He acted for businessman Richard Lynn at the Mahon Tribunal. [10]
Outside of practice, he was a founding member of the Construction Bar Association of Ireland, for which he was chairman between 2013 and 2018. [1] [11] In 1991, he co-authored "Bankruptcy Law and Practice in Ireland", with a second edition published in 2010. [12] [13]
Sanfey was appointed to the High Court of Ireland in December 2019. [14] He has heard cases involving bankruptcy, insolvency law, injunctions, judicial review, and professional misconduct. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] He replaced Denis McDonald as the High Court's designated judge hearing personal insolvency matters. [20] As of 2021, he is the judge appointed to oversee arbitration cases in the High Court. [21]
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