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Litigation & Dispute Resolution [Litigation and Dispute Resolution]

Profile: Our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department is adept at evaluating and monitoring risk on an ongoing basis. We develop strategies that focus on promptly achieving the commercial objectives of our clients. We deliver such objectives efficiently, cost-effectively, and in a swift manner utilising ADR / mediation and other means of resolving high-value complex disputes.

Within the litigation department sits our defamation and media law and insurance team who provide exclusive representation and pre-publication advice to national and regional newspapers, publishing houses, and a national broadcaster as well as other media outlets. Our insurance team provides expert advice on policy coverage and insurance policy disputes as well as representing insurers, insurance brokers, and national companies involved in insurance defence disputes and policy coverage. Coverage advice is regularly provided to our solicitor colleagues also.
Services:
  • Our experienced dispute resolution professionals have significant experience in resolving all types of disputes and have particular expertise dealing with the following:
  • Arbitration
  • Aviation Disputes
  • Complex Commercial Disputes litigation
  • Construction litigation
  • Cyber Security / Incident litigation
  • Defamation/ Media Law/ Reputation Management
  • Privacy
  • Environmental / Waste related Disputes
  • Financial Services Disputes
  • Insurance Coverage / Declinature actions / Policy Interpretation
  • Impact upon landing claims (Airlines)
  • Judicial Review and Administrative Law
  • Landlord and Tenant Disputes
  • Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes
  • Public Procurement Disputes
  • Professional Negligence
  • Regulatory Investigations and Prosecutions / Corporate Crime Defence
  • Shareholder Disputes
  • Tax Litigation / Defending Tax Prosecutions
Awards: Winner Litigation Lawyer of the Year (Regional and National).
Irish Law Awards 2021
Deals: Advised an aggrieved tenderer in a challenge against the HSE involving a €40 million contract
Resolved a number of hard fought, highly contentious, multi-million shareholder disputes, including a high value shareholder dispute for a company valued at €60 million
Defended a number of high profile prosecutions of breaches of tax / company law and environmental / waste law
Advised in relation to and successfully resolved a highly contentious partnership dispute
Obtained the release from a €3 million personal guarantee connected to a major regional building developer
Persuaded the High Court to affix one third contributory negligence to the client of a solicitor in a high value professional negligence matter
Successfully challenged an Insurer's refusal to provide indemnity cover for a €1 million claim
Represented an Irish leasing company in High Court proceedings in relation to the filing of non-consensual international interests on the International Registry
Represented an Irish technical service provider in a complex contractual dispute with a European airline
Advised a number of international lessors in respect of a number of high value multi-jurisdictional disputes
Brought the first application in Ireland under section 14 of the Defamation Act 2009 and successfully challenged certain meanings claimed by the Plaintiff
Advised the publisher in the Supreme Court case of McDonagh v Sunday Newspapers Limited in which the court delivered a judgment on the correct and appropriate test for assessing damages in defamation cases
Advised the publisher in the landmark privacy case of Hickey v Sunday Newspapers Limited
Advised journalists in the high profile case of Cornec v Morrice in successfully maintaining the protection of journalistic sources where testimony is sought by a request for foreign judicial assistance. This case confirmed the special status of journalistic privilege in Ireland
Two in every three best-selling non-fiction books for sale in Ireland are legally reviewed prior to publication by Partner, Kieran Kelly
The Firm acts for the publishers of the largest and most successful media publishers in the country including: The Sunday Independent, Irish Independent, Irish Daily Star, The Sunday World, Hot Press magazine, Iconic Newspaper Group, Virgin Media TV and book publishers such as Penguin Ireland, Gill Books, Hachette Ireland, Merrion Press and Atlantic Books
Conducted a pre-broadcast legal review of the renowned Virgin Media TV documentary "The Guards: Inside the K"

Advisers


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Brick, Billy


Firm: Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position: Partner
Address: No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone: +353 1 642 4289
Email: billybrick@fod.ie
Personal URL: fod.ie/people/billy-brick/

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Cunneen, Eoin


Firm: Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position: Partner
Address: No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone: +353 1 642 4287
Email: eoincunneen@fod.ie
Personal URL: https://fod.ie/people/eoin-cunneen/

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Curran, David


Firm: Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position: Partner
Address: No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone: +353 1 642 4265
Email: davidcurran@fod.ie
Personal URL: https://fod.ie/people/david-curran/

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Kelly, Kieran


Firm: Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position: Partner
Address: No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone: +353 1 693 1779
Email: kierankelly@fod.ie
Personal URL: https://fod.ie/people/kieran-kelly/

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Lawlor, Gavin


Firm: Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position: Partner
Address: No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone: +353 1 642 4403
Email: gavinlawlor@fod.ie
Personal URL: https://fod.ie/people/gavin-lawlor/

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Mollaghan, Zoë


Firm: Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position: Partner
Address: No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone: +353 1 642 4299
Email: zoemollaghan@fod.ie
Personal URL: fod.ie/people/zoe-mollaghan/

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O'Driscoll, Alan


Firm: Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position: Founding Partner
Address: No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone: +353 1 642 4260
Email: alanodriscoll@fod.ie
Personal URL: https://fod.ie/people/alan-o-driscoll/

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O'Leary, Cian


Firm: Flynn O'Driscoll LLP
Position: Partner
Address: No. 1 Grants Row, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HX96,
Phone: +353 1 642 4258
Email: cianoleary@fod.ie
Personal URL: https://fod.ie/people/cian-oleary/

 


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