Teresa Pilkington

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Teresa Pilkington
Judge of the Court of Appeal
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17 September 2020

Teresa Pilkington is an Irish lawyer who has been a judge of the Court of Appeal since September 2020. She was appointed to the High Court in July 2018, having previously been a barrister with a practice in civil law cases.

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Education

Pilkington attended University College Dublin, from where she obtained a BA degree in 1981. She returned to the university in 1997 to obtain an LL.M. degree in commercial law in 1997. [1]

She was called to the Bar in 1986 and became a senior counsel in 2012. [2] Her practice focused on property law and probate, construction law, guardianship and charities law. [3]

She was a member of the Property Registration Authority and was appointed to the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal in 2013. [4] [5] She was a member of the Library Committee of the Bar Council. [6]

She frequently lectured on her areas of practice. [7]

Judicial career

High Court

Pilkington was appointed to the High Court in July 2018. [8] She has heard cases involving defamation, contractual disputes, procurement law, injunctions, bankruptcy, insolvency, company law and judicial review. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

In 2018 she rejected an application by Nóirín O'Sullivan to bring defamation proceedings against the Irish Examiner . [17] She oversaw bankruptcy proceedings of Seán Dunne. [18]

She has been a member of the Rules of the Superior Courts Committee. [19]

Court of Appeal

In August 2020, she was nominated to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeal following the retirement of Brian McGovern. [20] She was appointed on 17 September 2020. [21]

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  10. ↑ Carolan, Mary. "Judge moves to progress hearing of Turkish workers' €40m claim". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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  13. ↑ O'Faolain, Aodhan. "Three men found liable for Omagh bombing adjudicated bankrupt". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Brandon Plant Hire seeks appointment of provisional liquidator due to Covid-19 impacts". www.irishexaminer.com. 26 March 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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