Miriam O'Regan

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The Hon. Ms. Justice
Miriam O'Regan
Judge of the High Court
Assumed office
26 January 2016

Miriam O'Regan is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since January 2016.

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Early life and career

O'Regan was educated at University College Cork and the King's Inns. She was called to the Bar in 1983 and became a senior counsel in 2014. [1]

Her practice was predominantly based in Cork. [2] She had experience in the law of property and probate, and in family and commercial law. [1] She has acted in several cases where other parties have engaged in contempt of court. [3] [4] She appeared for a complainant at the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. [5]

From 1989, she was court counsel for the city and county of Cork. [1]

Judicial career

High Court

She became a High Court judge in January 2016. [6] She has heard cases involving property law, [7] personal injuries, [8] judicial review, [9] insolvency, [10] extradition, [11] injunctions, [12] and defamation. [13]

She has presided over a defamation dispute involving Declan Ganley, Denis O'Brien and Red Flag Consulting. [14] Her experience of other high-profile actions includes the bankruptcy of Seán Dunne, [15] contempt of court by the Irish Independent , [16] and an action against Rihanna, who was accused of uttering malicious falsehoods. [17]

She made a reference to the European Court of Justice in 2019 regarding an environmental law case. [18]

In 2018, she was one of the judges present for the opening of redevelopment of the courthouse in Cork. [19]

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  2. ↑ Keena, Colm. "Mr Justice Peter Kelly to be next president of High Court". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Trespasser jailed for refusing to leave house". www.irishexaminer.com. 27 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Court releases priest arrested in dispute over woman's will". independent. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Third Interim Report". www.childabusecommission.ie. 22 January 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Diary President Appoints Miriam Oregan And Michael Twomey As High Court Judges". president.ie. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. ↑ Stedman, Gill (17 August 2018). "Occupied house in Dublin vacated after court order". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "€108k for psychiatric nurse's injuries in fall and car crash". www.irishexaminer.com. 19 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ryanair loses High Court bid to avoid paying passenger compensation over pilot strike". www.irishexaminer.com. 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Aviation firm wound up". www.irishexaminer.com. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "High Court rules Algerian man arrested on suspicion of being involved in terrorism can be deported". www.irishexaminer.com. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "UCC lecturer fails to get injunction over professorial positions decision". www.irishexaminer.com. 21 April 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Irish boss of Japan stud sues UL and students". www.irishexaminer.com. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Court grants application to join Ganley to action". RTÉ News. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Sean Dunne wants 'shackles of bankruptcy' removed". RTÉ News. 17 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  16. ↑ O'Donnell, Orla (31 July 2019). "Irish Independent fined €111K over rape trials article". Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Rihanna to seek strike out of Dublin woman's 'malicious falsehoods' case". www.irishexaminer.com. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  18. ↑ "Case referred to Europe over public access to environmental documents". Green News Ireland. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  19. ↑ Roche, Barry. "Renovated and extended €34m Cork courthouse unveiled". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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