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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
Ireland—Dispute Resolution analysis: This article, was written by Cahal Carvill and Darren Fitzsimons of Arthur Cox LLP. A review of the High Court’s...
The Supreme Court of Ireland's 2024 annual report reveals a 14% increase in applications for leave to appeal, with 183 applications resolved. The...
The Irish High Court ruled on 21 March 2025 that Virgin Media failed to comply with regulatory obligations regarding contract termination procedures....
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On 31 March 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Netherlands announced that further to its declaration of 27 June 2024 extending the Hague...
Latest Ireland - Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
International arbitration—an introduction to the key features of international arbitrationThis Practice Note provides an introduction to some of the...
Ireland—Trade mark infringement and interim injunctionsIntroductionThe purpose of injunctions is to either compel a party to do something or to have...
Ireland—Civil litigation horizon scanner 2025This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that are expected to impact Irish...
Ireland—Rights of audience before the courtsThis Practice Note provides an overview of the rights of audience before the Irish courts and clarifies...
Ireland—Summary procedure in the High CourtWhat is summary procedureSummary procedure is an expedited and streamlined procedure available in the High...
Latest Ireland - Dispute Resolution Precedents
Ireland—Letter of claim—breach of contractGeneralThis Precedent and its accompanying drafting notes are for use where your client is seeking to bring...
Ireland—Simple mediation clauseNature of the clauseThis Precedent is a short-form clause for use in a business-to-business (B2B) commercial contract...
Ireland—Letter to client about a proposed interim injunctionUpdated for Ireland by the Lexis+® Ireland teamGeneralThis Precedent provides a basic...
Ireland—Letter to client—what happens at a mediation and preparing for itGeneralThis is a precedent letter to a client setting out what happens at a...
Ireland—Defendant’s acknowledgment of a letter of claimGeneral notesThis Precedent does not contain information required by any specific court rules...
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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
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Ireland—Discovery of medical records in personal injuries actions (Pop v Foristal)
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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
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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...
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