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The Inaugural Nael G Bunni Lecture delivered by Hon Mr Justice Barniville
Nael G Bunni Lecture. “The Irish Experience of the UNCITRAL Model Law” delivered by Hon Mr Justice Barniville, President of the High Court
When and where
Date and time
Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:30 - 19:00 GMT
Location
Thomas Davis Theatre Thomas Davis Theatre, Trinity College College Green Dublin 2 Ireland
About this event
Mr Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court will deliver the Inaugural Nael G Bunni Lecture entitled “The Irish Experience of the UNCITRAL Model Law” on Wednesday 25 January 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in The Thomas Davis Theatre, The Arts Building , Trinity College Dublin
A public lecture presented in association with the Department of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, the Faculty and Alumni of the DU Graduate Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration
The Hon Mr Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court
Called to the Bar in July 1990, he received his patent of precedence and was called to the Inner Bar in 2006. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2016. He was Chair of the Bar Council between 2014 and 2016 and is a Bencher of the Kings Inns and Middle Temple.
His successful career in civil and commercial litigation, and international arbitration, over 27 years, led to his appointment as judge of the High Court in 2017 and he was the designated arbitration judge from June 2018, the judge in charge of the Strategic Infrastructure List in the High Court in 2018-2019, and judge in charge of the Commercial List as of 2020. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2021 and in was appointed President of the High Court in July 2022.
In July 2018, he was appointed as a member of Ireland’s National Group on the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Academy of European Law (ERA) and of the Board of Trustees of BAILII (the British and Irish Legal Information Institute). He served as the President of the Association of Judges of Ireland (2019-2021) and is Senior Vice Chair of the Judges Forum of the Judges Forum of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Prior to his appointment to the bench of the High Court, he serves as Chairperson of Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI) from 2015. He is an Honorary Member of the Advisory Council of Arbitration Ireland