David Holland is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the
High Court since October 2021. He previously practised as a barrister.
Early life
Holland attended school at
Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College SJ is a Catholic voluntary boarding school for boys near Clane, County Kildare, Ireland, founded by the Jesuits in 1814. It features prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel '' A Portrait of the Artist ...
. He obtained a BCL degree,
graduating from
University College Cork
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) () is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork (city), Cork.
The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ...
in 1985. He was a winner of the
Irish Times Debate in 1985, representing the
UCC Philosophical Society.
Legal career
He was called to the Irish bar in 1987 and became a senior counsel in 2003.
He has an expertise in planning law and environmental law.
He has acted in cases involving media law, insolvency law, injunctions and medical negligence.
In 2003, he represented several newspapers against a libel action taken by
Ian Bailey. He acted for a woman who had been abused while in school in a case taken against the Government of Ireland in ''O'Keeffe v. Ireland'' in the
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The court hears applications alleging that a co ...
. He provided legal advice to the Monageer Inquiry.
Judicial career
Holland was one of five barristers nominated to the
High Court in September 2021.
He was appointed on 5 October 2021.
He is a judge designated to hear judicial review cases involving strategic housing developments and has heard proceedings in that context involving planning. He has also heard cases involving debt recovery, insurance law and partnership law.
References
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Living people
High Court judges (Ireland)
People educated at Clongowes Wood College
Alumni of University College Cork
Alumni of King's Inns
Year of birth missing (living people)
Irish barristers