Brian Murray (judge)

Brian Murray is an Irish lawyer who has been a judge of the Court of Appeal since November 2019. He formerly worked as a barrister prior to becoming a judge.

The Hon. Mr. Justice

Brian Murray
Judge of the Court of Appeal
Assumed office
4 November 2019
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Alma mater

Early life

Murray was educated at Trinity College Dublin and completed an LLM at the University of Cambridge.[1] He won the Irish Times Debate in 1984 for the College Historical Society.[2] He subsequently attended the King's Inns. He was called to the Bar in 1989 and became a senior counsel in 2002.[3]

He represented the State in 2005 in defending a judicial review case taken by the former judge Brian Curtin.[4] He has also appeared for the State and the Data Protection Commissioner in defending actions launched by Max Schrems,[5][6] the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in a case against Independent News & Media and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation against members of the Seán Quinn family.[7][8] He represented Bertie Ahern in the High Court against the Mahon Tribunal in 2008.[9]

He has acted for the State in a first instance hearing taken by Graham Dwyer, the man convicted of the murder of Elaine O'Hara, in the High Court, regarding the applicability of the Data Retention Directive in Irish law.[10]

In addition to appearing in the Irish courts, Murray has also acted as counsel for Ireland in the two EU courts, the General Court and the Court of Justice.[11][12]

He taught jurisprudence at Trinity College Dublin from 1986 to 1987 and again between 1988 and 1989, and subsequently lectured in Company Law between 1989 and 2003.[1] He also lectured at the King's Inns.[3]

He provided advice on the law of abortion at a meeting of the Citizens' Assembly in March 2017, which made recommendations which ultimately resulted in the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.[13]

Judicial career

Following the enactment of legislation to increase the number of judges of the Court of Appeal in 2019, Murray was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal in November 2019.[14][15] He has occasionally acted as a Judge of the High Court.[16]

References
  1. "Public Procurement Litigation: Practice and Procedure". TCD.ie. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "Ireland's debt to the Irish Times Debate". The Irish Times. 17 February 1998. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. "Appointments to the Court of Appeal". The Department of Justice and Equality. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. "Curtin claims on constitutional rights do not stand up, court told". The Irish Times. 10 March 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. "Max Schrems data case runs up legal bill of €1.3m". www.irishexaminer.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. "Transcripts of the substantive hearing before the Irish High Court in the Litigation concerning Standard Contractual Clauses". Data Protection Commission. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. O'Donnell, Orla (10 May 2018). "Judge reserves decision in INM inspectors challenge". RTÉ News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. "Quinn children claim 'undue influence' by their father". RTÉ News. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. Carolan, Mary. "Taoiseach cannot be questioned about statements made in Dáil". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  10. O'Donnell, Orla (20 December 2018). "Phone data applications not processed since Dywer case". RTÉ News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. Commission v Ireland, Case C-427/17 (28 March 2019).
  12. Minister for Justice and Equality v Workplace Relations Commission, Case C‑378/17 (4 December 2018).
  13. Duffy, Rónán. "Citizens' Assembly told repealing the Eighth doesn't necessarily mean a right to abortion". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  14. "Seven new judges nominated to Court of Appeal after criticism from Chief Justice". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  15. "Diary President Appoints Judges To The Court Of Appeal". president.ie. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  16. "Former investment firm employee claims 'sham' redundancy in profit-share row". Breaking News. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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