Teresa Pilkington

The Hon. Ms. Justice
Teresa Pilkington
Judge of the Court of Appeal
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 September 2020
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Judge of the High Court
In office
27 July 2018 – 17 September 2020
Nominated byGovernment of Ireland
Appointed byMichael D. Higgins
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Alma mater

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.

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]

References

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  4. ^ "ANNUAL REPORT '17" (PDF). Oireachtas.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Bar Council Annual Report 2014/2015". Bar Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Merck financial director fails to secure injunction". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Appointment to the Court of Appeal". www.gov.ie. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  21. ^ "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.