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Diarmuid Laffan
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Position
Broad practice encompassing (i) commercial litigation and arbitration, (ii) sports law, (iii) insurance / reinsurance, (iv) professional liability and (v) construction. Diarmuid also accepts instructions in public / human rights law claims and was part of the counsel team in the landmark Supreme Court case of R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8. Recent experience includes acting in a number of High Court civil fraud claims against professional advisers, and successfully representing a professional athlete before an arbitral panel against a charge of possession of a prohibited substance. Diarmuid regularly appears unled before the High Court, County Court and Sports disciplinary panels, and has experience of running substantial construction adjudications.
Education
Undergraduate Law Degree (University College Dublin); BCL (Oxon)