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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
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Latest Ireland - Dispute Resolution Practice Notes
Ireland—Civil litigation horizon scanner 2024This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that are expected to impact Irish...
Tracker—Hague Convention on Choice of Courts AgreementsThis Tracker is for use when determining whether a country is a signatory to the Hague...
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements—scopeThis Practice Note considers the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements which applies to...
Ireland—Briefing counsel for trialThis Practice Note includes several factors which ought to be taken into account prior to briefing counsel for...
Ireland—Stages of mediationIntroductionMediation is a process of alternative dispute resolution that is well established in Ireland as an alternative...
Latest Ireland - Dispute Resolution Precedents
Ireland—Precedent instructions or brief to counselTHE HIGH COURTRecord No. [insert High Court record number]BETWEEN[insert...
Ireland—Letter to client about a proposed interim injunctionUpdated for Ireland by the Lexis+® Ireland teamGeneralThis Precedent provides a basic...
Ireland—Defendant’s acknowledgment of a letter of claimGeneral notesThis Precedent does not contain information required by any specific court rules...
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...
This Precedent is a short form settlement agreement for use in relation to intellectual property (IP) disputes. A settlement agreement can be used to...
Featured Ireland - Dispute Resolution content
Ireland—Civil litigation horizon scanner 2024
Ireland—Civil litigation horizon scanner 2024This Practice Note provides a summary of the key legal developments that are expected to impact Irish...
Tracker—Hague Convention on Choice of Courts Agreements
Tracker—Hague Convention on Choice of Courts AgreementsThis Tracker is for use when determining whether a country is a signatory to the Hague...
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements—scope
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements—scopeThis Practice Note considers the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements which applies to...
Ireland—Briefing counsel for trial
Ireland—Briefing counsel for trialThis Practice Note includes several factors which ought to be taken into account prior to briefing counsel for...
Ireland—Stages of mediation
Ireland—Stages of mediationIntroductionMediation is a process of alternative dispute resolution that is well established in Ireland as an alternative...
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—Arbitration—an introduction
Ireland—Arbitration—an introductionIreland as a seat of arbitrationIn recent years, the Republic of Ireland (Ireland) has made a concerted effort to...
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...
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...
Ireland—Precedent instructions or brief to counsel
Ireland—Precedent instructions or brief to counselTHE HIGH COURTRecord No. [insert High Court record number]BETWEEN[insert...
Ireland—Commercial Court—Rules and Procedures
Ireland—Commercial Court—Rules and ProceduresThis Practice Note provides an overview of actions in the Commercial List of the High Court (commonly...
Ireland—Cross-border litigation
Ireland—Cross-border litigationThis Practice Note aims to provide an understanding of the practical issues to consider when dealing with cross-border...
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—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—Civil appeals from the District Court to the Circuit Court
Ireland—Civil appeals from the District Court to the Circuit CourtThis Practice Note considers appeals from the District Court to the Circuit Court in...
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—Claims against directors—key and illustrative decisions
Ireland—Claims against directors—key and illustrative decisionsThis Practice Note summarises a number of key and illustrative cases relevant to claims...
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Accelerated accrual
Where a defined benefit pension scheme’s accrual rate is greater than (usually) one sixtieth of pensionable remuneration for each year of pensionable service.
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Tenant
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