Mrs Justice Finola O’Farrell DBE was called to the Bar in 1983 by Inner Temple and took Silk in 2002. She was appointed as a Recorder (sitting as a part time judge) in 2007. In 2016 she was appointed as a Justice of the High Court (Queen’s Bench Division, now King’s Bench Division), sitting predominantly in the Technology and Construction Court and Commercial Court, part of the Business and Property Courts.

Prior to her judicial appointment, Mrs Justice O’Farrell DBE had over 30 years experience as a leading barrister in construction, engineering, energy, shipbuilding and information technology cases. She acted regularly as counsel or arbitrator in international arbitrations and is an accredited adjudicator and mediator.