Dillon Eustace has stayed at the forefront of funds, banking and financial services litigation. It has a history of representing the firm’s plentiful investment funds and financial services clients in a wide variety of disputes, along with acting for clients through the Central Bank of Ireland’s Administrative Sanctions Procedure. The firm has acted for clients in a series of insurance coverage disputes, including business interruption claims, and has made a further impression in asset recovery and fraud cases. John O'Riordan heads the commercial litigation team and is noted for financial services litigation and shareholder disputes. Peter Bredin is also rated for commercial litigation and David Kavanagh for personal injury cases.
Testimonials
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‘The partner in the firm familiarised himself with my case and dealt with each aspect personally. I felt my case was given all the care and attention it required.'
‘The team were very helpful and attentive to our needs at a very difficult time.'
- 'Peter Bredin is very approachable and extremely knowledgeable. We felt that Peter went out of his way to help us.’
Key clients
- Starr Europe Insurance and other Lloyds insurers of aircraft
- Graiguearidda
- Amaranthine Partners I
- Waystone
- Balbec Capital
- Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland
- Mars Capital Finance
- CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang
- DID Electrical
- AIB
- Zurich
- Gradual Investments Limited
- Deloitte
- RSA
- Travelers
- AXA
- National Asset Management Agency
- Sunday Business Post
- Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland
- Havbell DAC
- Irish Daily Mail / Irish Mail on Sunday
- American Airlines
- Grant Thornton
- Moveblock
- Various credit unions
- Centric Health
- Goodbody
Work highlights
- Acted for a shareholder and former director of Web Summit, David Kelly, in a series of high profile disputes before the Irish Commercial court against both Web Summit and another shareholder in Web Summit.
- Acted for various Lloyds insurers in the defence of commercial court proceedings brought by aircraft lessors Avolon, CDB Aviation, and the joint liquidators of GTLK Europe, each alleging an entitlement to insurance cover for aircraft allegedly lost following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Acted for Moveblock in the defence of commercial court proceedings alleging breach of warranty by the seller of a business.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
John O’Riordan