Experience
- Defending professional indemnity claims against construction professionals including architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and project managers
- Defending Defamation claims and Judicial Review proceedings
- Health Care litigation
- Advising on coverage and policy issues
- Significant experience in alternative dispute resolution including mediation, conciliation and arbitration
- Defending professional indemnity claims against solicitors, barristers, accountants, insurance brokers, and arbitrators
- Representing insured solicitors before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal
- Fully trained court advocate who appears in court for clients regularly
Significant reported cases
- Defending a multi million euro arbitration payment/performance dispute between a high profile hotel developer and design and build contractor
- Multi million euro arbitration and litigation related dispute between a high profile commercial entity and engineering firm in relation to site contamination and remediation contracts
Clients
- Insurers and reinsurers
- Private and professional organisations
- Insured professionals including solicitors, accountants, brokers, architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, arbitrators
- Public Bodies, Hospitals and Health Care providers
Publications
- Book chapter entitled, “Alternative Dispute Resolution Developments in Ireland and its role in the Construction Industry” in text published by Aspatore (“ADR Client Strategies in Europe, Leading Lawyers on Interpreting Changing Laws and Regulations, Developing Client Strategies, and choosing an effective ADR method” 2011 edition)