Richard Breen

Partner

Richard advises various institutional, national, multinational, State agencies and private clients in dispute resolution at mediations, arbitrations (domestic and international) and before the Commercial Court, High Court and Circuit Court and at statutory inquiries.

Richard Breen

Richard’s practice areas include:- product liability defence (pharma, tobacco, motor and computer manufacturers); commercial contract and shareholder disputes; property and construction disputes; equine disputes; landlord and tenant disputes; commercial rates and Valuation Tribunal appeals; and maritime/ship arrest.

Richard is a member of the firm’s Asia Group with a particular focus on India.  He is a committee member of the Ireland India Business Association and spent three months on secondment in New Delhi in 2014 in the International Arbitration Practice Group of one of India’s largest law firms.

Richard is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and committee member of Arbitration Ireland.

Recent significant cases include advising:

  • Acting for a foreign bank in the enforcement of multi-million arbitration Award before Commercial Court and subsequently enforcing that Award against properties in Ireland and Spain.
  • Acting for multi-national pharma company in relation to defective product claim with EU multi-jurisdictional dimensions and advising with respect to product recall and potential claims from retailers and consumers.
  • Acting for private client syndicates in separate litigation and arbitration proceedings and enforcing court judgments and arbitration awards respectively in the UK and USA.
  • Representing the defendant in Ireland’s first alleged multi-million negligent valuation claim.
2019 Best Lawyers
Richard is recognised in Best Lawyers 2019 under ‘The Best Lawyers in Ireland’ for work in Litigation.

Practice Areas

Property & Construction Disputes 
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Legal Practitioner and Client Costs – 97% of Costs Awarded by Legal Costs Adjudicator

William Fry acted for the plaintiff landlord in Dipcot Holdings Ltd v Euro General Retail Ltd, where the High Court awarded it its costs on a "l...

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Corporate Enforcement Authority is Established

The Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment has made Orders commencing the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 with effect fr...

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High Court Departs from Normal Rule on Costs: Legal Practitioner and Client Costs Awarded on Foot of a Contractual Clause

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End of Year Review: Cross Border Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments (Part 2)

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End of Year Review: Cross Border Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments (Part 1 – Public Policy Objections)

In two judgments in 2021, the Irish Court of Appeal considered the public policy grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement of a judgment u...

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The Corporate Enforcement Authority – A Milestone in Corporate Enforcement in Ireland

The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021, proposes that a new independent statutory body with increased resources will replace the...

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The Lugano Clock Has Stalled: What Now For Dispute Resolution Clauses?

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Upstream Greenhouse Gases – In or Out of Environmental Impact Assessment?

In April 2021, the Irish High Court ruled on a challenge brought by An Taisce against a decision of An Bord Pleanála granting planning permission f...

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Impecunious Plaintiffs and Security for Costs – A New Leg to the Test

The Irish Supreme Court recently refined the legal test to be applied in security for costs applications against corporate plaintiffs, and introduc...

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New EU Food Chain Transparency Regulation Comes Into Operation

A new EU regulation on food chain transparency came into operation on 27 March 2021. The new regulation aims to increase the transparency of the E...

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