Teresa Pilkington is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the Court of Appeal since September 2020. She previously served as a Judge of the High Court from 2018 to 2020.
Teresa Pilkington | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Court of Appeal | |
| Assumed office 17 September 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Judge of the High Court | |
| In office 27 July 2018 – 17 September 2020 | |
| Nominated by | Government of Ireland |
| Appointed by | Michael D. Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | |
Education
editPilkington 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]
Legal career
editShe 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
editHigh Court
editPilkington 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
editIn 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]
References
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- ^ "Step Ireland Annual Conference" (PDF). Step.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "ANNUAL REPORT '17" (PDF). Oireachtas.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Minister for Finance. Mr Michael Noonan, TD, welcomes appointments to the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal (IFSAT)". merrionstreet.ie. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Bar Council Annual Report 2014/2015". Bar Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Seminar on Wills: Mental Capacity Issues - Wednesday 27 April". UL School of Law. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Diary President Appoints Judges To The Court Of Appeal And The High Court". president.ie. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ O’Faolain, Aodhan. "Former Garda commissioner seeks more time to bring defamation case". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Denis O'Brien and State urge court to refuse Persona case amendments". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Merck financial director fails to secure injunction". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ O'Faolain, Aodhan. "High Court directs businessman to issue a sworn statement on company sale". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ O'Faolain, Aodhan; Managh, Ray. "Teen with autism to challenge expulsion from school in High Court". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "O'Sullivan's legal action against newspaper dismissed". RTÉ News. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Traynor, Vivienne (9 March 2020). "Contempt of court proceedings taken against Sean Dunne". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (PERSONAL INJURIES: SECTION 8 NOTICES) 2019" (PDF). Oireachtas.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Appointment to the Court of Appeal". www.gov.ie. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Diary President Appoints Ms Justice Teresa Pilkington To The Court Of Appeal". president.ie. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.