Seamus Noonan

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Seamus Noonan
Judge of the Court of Appeal
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4 November 2019

Seamus Noonan is an Irish lawyer who currently serves as a Judge of the Court of Appeal. He practised as a barrister prior to serving as a Judge of the High Court between 2014 and 2019.

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Early career

Noonan is from County Meath. [1] He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where he received an LLB in 1976. [2] He was called to the bar in July 1977 and became a senior counsel in 2007. [1] [3]

His practice as a barrister primarily consisted of medical negligence and personal injuries law. [3]

While in practice, he was also a decision-maker. He was an accredited mediator, member of the Living Donor Ethics Committee at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and arbitrator in disputes involving the Society of the Irish Motor Industry. [3]

Judicial career

High Court

Noonan was appointed to the High Court in September 2014. [4]

He was the Judge-in-Charge of the Judicial Review and Non-Jury Lists. [5] He heard cases in this area involving school expulsions, [6] matters arising out of the Disclosures Tribunal, [7] and planning law appeals. [8] He refused an application taken by Independent News & Media in 2018 seeking to prevent the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement from appointing inspectors to investigate the company. [9]

While at the High Court, Noonan also heard cases involving defamation, [10] insolvency, [11] and defamation. [12]

Court of Appeal

Following the enactment of legislation to increase the number of judges of the Court of Appeal in 2019, Noonan was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal in November 2019. [13] [14]

Since November 2019, Noonan has been a member of the Judicial Council's Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee to advise on recommended awards for personal injuries. [15]

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  2. ↑ "TCD graduates receive judicial appointments". Facebook. TCD School of Law. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Appointments to the High Court". merrionstreet.ie. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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  5. ↑ Carolan, Mary (11 May 2020). "Successor to President of the High Court must 'drive reform'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Students launch challenge to expulsions in High Court". RTÉ News. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Harrison challenges findings of Disclosures Tribunal". RTÉ News. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Two challenges brought against Westmeath wind farm plan". RTÉ News. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Connor, Dyane (1 June 2018). "INM loses High Court challenge to ODCE decision". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Miley, Ingrid (16 April 2020). "Court dismisses Ryanair appeal in pilot defamation case". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "High Court rules against wife of Ivan Yates in €1.6m summary judgement". Breaking News. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Patient says back surgery was undone by slip and fall in hospital". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Seven new judges nominated to Court of Appeal after criticism from Chief Justice". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The Court Of Appeal". president.ie. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  15. ↑ O'Donnell, Orla (28 November 2019). "Committee on personal injuries guidelines to meet". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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