Ireland: Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Dillon Eustace offers comprehensive commercial litigation services, handling complex business disputes through their specialized litigation and dispute resolution practice. Their expertise spans a wide range of commercial conflicts, providing strategic legal representation for businesses navigating contentious matters.

Matheson's quarterly construction bulletin examines recent developments in Ireland's construction and infrastructure sectors, including a simplified Building Energy Rating scale...

Recent Irish court decisions clarify complex jurisdictional rules for serving proceedings on co-defendants across multiple jurisdictions, addressing when leave is required for EU versus non-EU defendants and establishing when courts should exercise discretion to assume jurisdiction. These rulings resolve widespread misconceptions about service requirements and provide critical guidance on the "anchor defendant" gateway and forum conveniens considerations in cross-border litigation.

Coimisiún na Meán has published guidance on the Article 40(4) Digital Services Act process, which enables Ireland's media regulator to request Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines to provide data to vetted researchers. This novel regulatory mechanism involves complex evaluations of confidentiality concerns...

The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman has released its 2025 Overview revealing significant trends in pension scheme complaints over the past five years.

Can a court order parties to mediate a dispute against their will, or is it limited to simply inviting them to do so? This question is increasingly relevant across all civil litigation, given the central role mediation now plays in resolving disputes.

On 12 February 2026, the High Court provided some welcome clarity on the steps to be taken by a contracting authority to accept a bid which, on its face, appears to be abnormally low...

The High Court of Ireland has in a recent case recognised and enforced the terms of an individual voluntary arrangement (“IVA”) under the law of Northern Ireland.

In our previous article, When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Navigating the Legal Crossroads, we explored the tension between arbitration clauses and insolvency proceedings, discussing the Privy Council's...