About Ireland - Dispute Resolution
Trying to get to grips with the law underlying your dispute? Looking at trying to settle? Puzzled by costs and funding reforms? Out of your depth on jurisdiction issues? Lexis+ Ireland - Dispute Resolution provides all the practical guidance, insights
and knowledge tools to get the job done.
Our coverage encompasses Irish court procedures, ADR, cross-border matters, appeals, judicial review, enforcement, and civil proceeding costs, along with practice notes on various claims and Companies
Acts applications.
Civil Procedure—Pre-Trial
Guidance on the key procedural issues and practical considerations involved in initiating and managing a claim in the Irish courts prior to a substantive hearing.
Types of action
Guidance on areas like personal injury, contractual breach, corporate disputes, negligence and defamation to ensure you’re familiar with the substantive law and procedural provisions.
Civil appeals and judicial review
We outline the key principles and procedural requirements of civil appeals and judicial review proceedings in the Irish courts.
Alternative dispute resolution and settlement
In addition to clear overviews of alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation and arbitration, we provide guidance on the process of settlement and how to document it.
Topics We Cover
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Latest Ireland - Dispute Resolution News
Law360, London: The Dublin Commercial High Court has delivered a judgment of conspicuous clarity on the frontiers of Ireland's service-out...
The Irish Government has published the General Scheme of the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025, which seeks to amend the Arbitration Act 2010 to give...
Dispute Resolution analysis: This case concerned the retrospective effect of consumer protection legislation on the activities of a credit servicing...
Law360, London: Ireland said 24 July 2025 that it would seek to further reform how personal injury claims are handled, as it unveiled an action plan...
Law360, London: Almost all businesses in Ireland claim they have not benefited from sweeping insurance reforms introduced by the country's government...
Latest Ireland - Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Ireland—Entering an appearanceThis Practice Note considers the implications of entering an appearance in Irish court proceedings. It explains when and...
Ireland—Legal professional privilege and confidentialityScope of this Practice NoteThis Practice Note explores the concept of legal professional...
The Service Regulation (recast)This Practice Note considers the key provisions of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784, the Service Regulation (recast) relating...
Artificial intelligence (AI) resource kitThis resource kit contains a list of the key practical guidance available across Lexis+® UK that deals with...
Ireland—Pre-action conductThis Practice Note sets out and examines certain pre-action conduct requirements and recommendations, and is directed at...
Latest Ireland - Dispute Resolution Precedents
Ireland—Apology: newspaperThis is an apology to be inserted in a specified newspaper regarding a statement published in the newspaper making...
Ireland—Arbitration clauseThis is a precedent arbitration clause for future disputes, which can be used for international and domestic arbitrations...
Ireland—Defendant’s acknowledgment of a letter of claimGeneral notesThis Precedent does not contain information required by any specific court rules...
Ireland—Demand letter—contractual debt claimGeneralThis Precedent and its accompanying drafting notes are for use where your client is seeking payment...
Ireland—Letter of claim—breach of contractGeneralThis Precedent and its accompanying drafting notes are for use where your client is seeking to bring...
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Ireland—Service of proceedings in Ireland
Ireland—Service of proceedings in IrelandThis Practice Note offers guidance on serving documents in Irish civil proceedings within the jurisdiction of...
Ireland—Discontinuance of a claim
Ireland—Discontinuance of a claimWhat is discontinuance?Discontinuance is the means by which a plaintiff can voluntarily bring all or part of the...
Ireland—Service of proceedings outside Ireland
Ireland—Service of proceedings outside IrelandThis Practice Note outlines the rules that apply when proceedings brought in Ireland are required to be...
Ireland—Pre-action conduct
Ireland—Pre-action conductThis Practice Note sets out and examines certain pre-action conduct requirements and recommendations, and is directed at...
Ireland—Contract law essentials
Ireland—Contract law essentialsThis Practice Note sets out a brief overview of contract law in Ireland. It discusses the general principles and key...
Ireland—Appeals from the Master to the High Court
Ireland—Appeals from the Master to the High CourtThis Practice Note offers practical and procedural guidance on appeals of orders of the Master of the...
Ireland—Judicial review—grounds of challenge
Ireland—Judicial review—grounds of challengeThis Practice Note considers the different types of grounds for judicial review, focusing primarily on the...
Ireland—Appeals from the Circuit Court
Ireland—Appeals from the Circuit CourtThis Practice Note considers ordinary appeals from the Circuit Court to the High Court by outlining the...
Ireland—Enforcement of foreign judgments in Ireland
Ireland—Enforcement of foreign judgments in IrelandThis Practice Note looks at the principal options for enforcement of foreign civil and commercial...
Ireland—Discovery in the High Court
Ireland—Discovery in the High CourtThis Practice Note discusses the process of discovery before the High Court in civil litigation in Ireland. It...
Ireland—Judgment in default
Ireland—Judgment in defaultThis Practice Note provides guidance on what a default judgment is (also referred to as judgment in default, judgment in...
Ireland—Dublin Circuit Court Combined Civil Office announces Christmas opening hours
The Courts Service of Ireland has released the Christmas opening hours for the Dublin Circuit Court Combined Civil Office for the 2024-2025 holiday...
Ireland—Discovery of medical records in personal injuries actions (Pop v Foristal)
This decision clarifies some principles governing discovery of medical records.No distinction is made between pre- and post-accident medical records...
Judgment of Mr Justice Twomey in the case of Moloney v Dunne concerning the various, conflicting High Court authorities in respect of the Recovery of Benefits and Assistance Scheme (RBA) in personal injuries actions
The agreement of the parties, coupled with judicial co-operation, are necessary for Personal Injury Settlement Orders to be made by the court. ...
Ireland—Parties to an action
Ireland—Parties to an actionSTOP PRESS: SI No 14/2025 Rules of the Superior Courts (Guardian ad litem and next friend) 2025 (Ireland) amends Order 15...
Ireland—Methods of alternative dispute resolution
Ireland—Methods of alternative dispute resolutionThis Practice Note provides an overview and introduction to forms of alternative dispute resolution...
Ireland—Civil courts structure
Ireland—Civil courts structureThis Practice Note provides an overview of the civil courts in Ireland and outlines in summary terms the principal...
Associated legal terms
ADR organisation
independent organisations who can help arrange a mediation or other ADR process including: • advising on the most appropriate form of ADR • identifying a suitably trained mediator • draft the mediation agreement to be signed by the parties and the mediator • deal with the administrative issues of holding a mediation such as agreeing a date, arranging an independent venue and refreshments and facilities Examples include the Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR), the ADR group and In Place of Strife
NED(s)
See Non-executive director(s).
Well-being power
A broad primary power which enables local authorities to do anything which they consider is likely to promote or improve the economic, social or environmental well-being of their area or for persons resident or present in their area or beyond (see the Local Government Act 2000 (LGA 2000), pt 1).
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