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Anthony Barr (judge)
Irish barrister, High Court judge since 2013 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony Barr (born 1961[1]) is an Irish judge who has served as a Judge of the High Court since July 2013.
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Early life
Barr grew up in Foxrock, Dublin 18.[2] His father Robert Barr, who was married to Mary Roche, was also a High Court judge and conducted the Barr Tribunal. His grandfather Robert Barr was part of the A.G. Barr family which created Irn-Bru.[3]
He graduated from University College Dublin with a BCL in 1983. He subsequently obtained a Diploma in Arbitration from there in 2007.[4] He attended the King's Inns and became a barrister in 1985.[citation needed]
Legal career
He became a senior counsel in 2004.[1] He was counsel for the Morris Tribunal between 2002 and 2008.[5]
He was vice-chairman of the Irish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators at the time of his judicial nomination to the High Court.[1]
Judicial career
He was appointed to the High Court in July 2013.[6] He is a member of the Superior Courts Rules Committee at the Courts Service.[7] He has heard cases including those related to medical negligence,[8] personal injuries,[9] judicial review,[10] and bankruptcy.[11]
He refused an application by John Delaney of the FAI against The Sunday Times to block the publication of details of a loan Delaney had provided to the organisation.[12]
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