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Niall O'Connor

Clark Hill
Niall O’Connor advises clients in bankruptcy cases, insolvency cases, employment matters, and commercial litigation cases.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2022

Experience

  • JRAP O’Meara Solicitors (2018 - 2022)
  • Clark Hill Solicitors (2023 - Present)

Membership

  • Law Society of Ireland

Qualification

  • BCL (Clinical) (2018)

Education

  • University College Cork (2014-2018)

2 Contributions by Niall O'Connor

Ireland: Civil Litigation Costs—s 150 LSRA 2015 Notices, Cost Orders and Adjudication, Lodgements/Tenders, Mediation and Recent Reforms
PRACTICE NOTES
Ireland: Civil Litigation Costs—s 150 LSRA 2015 Notices, Cost Orders and Adjudication, Lodgements/Tenders, Mediation and Recent Reforms
This Practice Note sets out the law governing legal costs in civil proceedings in Ireland. It addresses the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Ireland), s 150 (LSRA 2015 (IRL)) and what a section 150 notice must contain. The legal framework for legal costs The requirement for a bill of costs The categories of legal costs The general rule on costs Recoverable costs and their adjudication Costs on interim applications Lodgements and tenders relating to costs Steps taken to minimise costs It also notes recent developments and reform in this area. For an analysis of the Irish position on third party litigation funding, see Practice Note: Ireland—Third-party litigation funding. Legal costs/legal fees Legal costs are the expenses incurred between parties in connection with legal proceedings. They apply to both contentious and non-contentious work and include sums paid to legal professionals, witnesses and third parties. The Practice Note focuses on litigation costs, a distinct subset of costs typically payable to solicitors, counsel or third parties. Litigation is characterised as ‘contentious work’ under s 2 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994 (Ireland) (S(A)A 1994 (IRL))...
Ireland - Dispute Resolution
Ireland: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Prohibition under Maintenance and Champerty, Limited Exceptions, Key Cases, International Arbitration Carve-out, and Forthcoming Legislative and EU Developments
PRACTICE NOTES
Ireland: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Prohibition under Maintenance and Champerty, Limited Exceptions, Key Cases, International Arbitration Carve-out, and Forthcoming Legislative and EU Developments
This Practice Note explores the law of maintenance and champerty and its impact on third party litigation funding in Ireland. It outlines the stance of the Irish courts, the recognised exceptions, and recent developments concerning third‑party funding. For general guidance on litigation costs, see Practice Note: Ireland—Legal costs in civil proceedings... The rules against maintenance and champerty Third party litigation funding arises where an unrelated party (with no prior link to the dispute) agrees to pay all or part of the legal expenses in return for a share of any award or settlement obtained. Such funding has long been unlawful in Ireland under the Maintenance and Embracery Act 1634 (UK), preserved by the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (Ireland), which prohibits maintenance and champerty and continues to have effect. Maintenance involves supporting litigation by strangers who lack a legitimate interest. Champerty is funding litigation with the intention of sharing in the proceeds of that action. There are narrow exceptions to these prohibitions where the funder possesses a genuine commercial interest in the...
Ireland - Dispute Resolution
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