Brian Cregan
Brian Cregan | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the High Court | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2014 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Gonzaga College |
| Alma mater | |
Brian Cregan (born 1961[1]) is an Irish judge who currently serves as Judge of the High Court and is the chairperson of the IBRC commission of investigation.
Early career
Cregan attended Gonzaga College.[2] He attended St John's College, Oxford and the King's Inns. He became a barrister in 1990 and a senior counsel in 2004.[1] His practice focused on competition law and commercial law.[3] He has represented Seán Quinn in the High Court in disputes against Anglo Irish Bank.[4]
Judicial career
He was appointed to the High Court in April 2014.[5] Cregan presided over cases in the Commercial Court.[6] He has heard cases involving intellectual property law,[7] procurement law,[8] defamation,[9] insolvency law,[10] and consumer law.[11]
He adjudicated a dispute between Rory McIlroy and his management company Horizon Sports Management in 2015.[12] He was responsible for introducing a three strikes policy for Irish internet service provider UPC Ireland for piracy of copyrighted works by its customers.[13]
IBRC Commission
Cregan was appointed as chairperson of the IBRC commission of investigation in July 2015, replacing Daniel O'Keeffe.[14] The commission's purpose is to investigate the sale of the company Siteserv by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to Denis O'Brien.[15] He delivered the sixth interim report of the Commission in June 2019. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that Cregan's reporting timeframe would continue to 31 March 2020.[16] As of December 2018, the commission had considered 102 statements and dealt with over 500,000 pages of documents.[17]
The final extension for the commission to complete its investigation was for June 2020.[18]
His role on the commission is full time, meaning that he has not been available to hear cases in the High Court.[19]
Other work
In 2013 Cregan published, Parnell: A Novel, a novelised account of the life of Charles Stewart Parnell, which took ten years to research.[20]
References
- ^ a b "Appointments to the High Court". merrionstreet.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Judge Brian Cregan (Class of 1979)". Gonzaga College. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "President meets new judges for High Court". Independent.ie. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Carolan, Mary. "Judgment reserved on Quinn application to defend €2.3bn action". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "President appoints Mr. Bernard Joseph Barton S.C." president.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "McIlroy case deferred until today as legal teams strive to narrow issues". www.irishexaminer.com. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Court Finds Dunnes Stores Infringed Aldi's Trademark". Checkout. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ O'Faolain, Aodhan. "Losing bidder for M50 toll challenges award of contract". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ PM (16 September 2014). "Director defamed on Facebook, court rules". Herald.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Carolan, Mary. "Receivers dispute claim investor firm owed €9 million". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Dunnes' Aldi ads 'likely to deceive customers'". RTÉ News. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Rory McIlroy settles agent fees case". BBC News. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "UPC ordered to install 'three strikes' anti-piracy system". Independent.ie. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Government Appoints High Court Judge Brian Cregan to replace Judge Daniel O'Keeffe as Chair of the Commission of Investigation into certain transactions conducted by IBRC". merrionstreet.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Horgan-Jones, Jack. "Siteserv inquiry 'may be delayed' by legal challenge from firm linked to Denis O'Brien". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Commissions of Investigation: 26 Jun 2019: Dáil debates". www.kildarestreet.com.
- ^ McGee, Harry. "TD who raised issue of Siteserv sale to Dáil criticises inquiry's progress". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Horgan-Jones, Jack. "Siteserv case: Request for extension to end of year denied". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Horgan-Jones, Jack (7 October 2020). "Date of new rules to set out personal injuries awards brought forward". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "New book on Parnell charts incredible life". Independent.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2019.