John Blayney

John Joseph Blayney
Born Republic of Ireland
Nationality Irish
Occupation Judge

John Joseph Blayney, KSG was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ireland from 1992 until 1997,[1] when he retired from a long legal career, and his position on the bench was filled by Justice Henry Denis Barron.[2] During his retirement, he acted as chairman to the Blayney Inquiry into the "professional and business conduct" of a number of major Irish accountants and accounting firms.[3]

Blayney has, on several occasions, sat on the bench for the European Court of Human Rights.[4][5]

Blayney played rugby union for Ireland, earning one cap in 1950.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". Supremecourt.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  2. ↑ Prof. Dr. Axel Tschentscher, LL.M. "ICL - Ireland Index". Servat.unibe.ch. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Blayney Inquiry - Accountancy Ireland". Accountancyireland.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Pine Valley" (PDF). javier-leon-diaz.com.
  5. ↑ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Refworld | Keegan v. Ireland". UNHCR. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  6. ↑ "John Blayney | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  7. ↑ Weight Loss (1998-03-28). "Court to clear way for trawl at NIB - National News". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2012-01-31.