Arbitration, Mediation and ADR
Commercial Financial Agreements and Finance
Commercial Property
Construction
Corporate Dispute Resolution
Employment
Product Liability
Professional Negligence and Insurance
Public Sector and Government
Restructuring and Insolvency
Technology



Arbitration, Mediation and ADR

• Arbitration and ADR issues throughout the financial services industry as well as mediation
• Foreign arbitral awards and how they can be enforced in Ireland

• Advising on a variety of disputes in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other corporate and banking transactions

• Landowners in relation to lease/licence issues and business tenancies
• Leaseholders in relation to breach of covenant
• Developers and contractors in relation to rights of access and basis of possession
• Tenants and landlords in relation to issues concerning commercial rent review clauses

• Disputes between developers, contractors and sub-contractors
• Complex delay and disruption claims, including programming and quantum analysis
• General construction project administration, including contract compliance issues
• Disputes concerning roads, rail, tunnelling, civil engineering, pipelines, housing projects, waste treatment, energy production, stadiums and general construction

• Disputes concerning shareholders, including actions for misfeasance of corporate officers and breach of minority shareholders rights

• Drafting and negotiating contracts of employment and work place policies
• Disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Claims arising in the workplace including unfair dismissal claims, equality claims and claims for bullying, Stress and harassment
• TUPE, Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employees)

• Multi-party actions in the Commercial Court concerning product suitability and fitness for purpose
• The largest defective housing project in Ireland and, in particular, issues concerning suitability of building materials

• Redundancy and workplace restructuring
• Various professionals and insurers in relation to insurance coverage
• The extent of the duty of care and issues of breach of that duty
• a wide variety of claims relating to defective works, defective products and issues relating to service providers

• Advising on a number of procurement issues concerning local authorities and semi-state bodies
• Acting for/against a number of local authorities and semi-state bodies in relation to a wide variety of commercial disputes
• Advising statutory bodies on issues that arise from their statutory powers and functions, which requires in-depth analysis of statute and review of public policy considerations to ensure calibrated and practical advice

• We provide multi-jurisdictional support and strategic advice to our clients. We have acted for the following:
  • Liquidators in court liquidations and creditor's voluntary liquidations
  • Receivers and examiners
  • Investors purchasing assets/companies from a liquidator/receiver/examiner
  • Companies seeking the appointment of an examiner or liquidator

• Software development and licensing arrangements and disputes
• Service, systems integration, support and maintenance and escrow agreements
• Confidentiality and proprietary information agreements
• Trademark and patent protection advice
• Data protection