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 Practice Notes
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Latest Ireland - Dispute Resolution Precedents
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Ireland—Jurisdiction in civil litigation
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Ireland—Cross-border litigation
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Brussels I (recast)—application to the UK post IP completion day (jurisdiction) [Archived]
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Ireland—Defamation law—an overview of the Defamation Act 2009 (Ireland)
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Ireland—Contract law essentials
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Ireland—Personal injuries litigation
Ireland—Personal injuries litigationThis Practice Note provides an outline of the key elements of personal injury litigation in Ireland. It considers...
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Ireland—Civil appeals to the Supreme Court
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The Personal Injuries Guidelines—Ireland
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Associated legal terms
Determining officer
The court officer in criminal cases (only) who first assesses the costs payable to a defendant out of Central Funds or payable by the LSC to solicitors and counsel under criminal legal aid orders.
MiFID
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC) which was repealed and recast by MiFID II and MiFIR.
Trivial commutation
Facility permitting, in limited circumstances, the conversion of small-value pension rights into a lump sum.
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