Insurance

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has an established team with strength in both contentious and non-contentious matters. It is particularly rated for insurance disputes and claims, including having a strong presence in representing retail clients in personal injury, public liability, and defamation claims. The firm also has extensive expertise in data breaches, construction claims, healthcare and professional indemnity, along with corporate insurance and regulatory matters. Liam Flynn has extensive experience in corporate insurance, including asset sales, investigations, corporate governance and regulatory issues. Deirdre Munnelly is rated for the defence of public and employer’s liability, motor and product liability claims. Rachel Kavanagh leads the insurance and risk team and Rowena Fitzgerald is noted for her regulatory expertise.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Deirdre Munnelly is the one individual in MHC that deserves a particular call out. She is approachable and human in all our interactions. Deirdre is a significant operator and represents MHC exceptionally well - they are lucky to have her on their team. She is willing and eager to keep progress on the case and has seen great success on our behalf in this regard to date. Her leadership, guidance and collegiate behaviours are acknowledged by all in our organisation that work with and know Deirdre. ’
‘Rowena Fitzgerald is not only incredibly competent in understanding the insurance regulations, but also very commercial in her advice as to how those regulations can be/should be implemented by businesses. She is brilliant at building up relationships with stakeholders as they value her efficiencies in providing advice - a really trusted advisor.’
‘Liam Flynn is a top partner. He is very bright with great market knowledge and is also commercial.’
‘MH&C provide an excellent quality of service. They are both efficient and effective in the way they conduct their business. They are very prompt with responses to queries raised. They give due consideration to all outstanding matters and incorporate same in their correspondence. They are proactive and willing to engage with all stakeholders throughout the legal process. They provide a very professional service and are open to reaching agreement on the appropriate fee levels/structure prior to engagement. They get positive results for the clients. ’
‘I work with several associates and partners, and I find them all very helpful and approachable but most of all very professional in their dealings. The associates are strongly influenced by the partners within the business, so the top-down approach is working well within the practice. ’
‘Liam Flynn brings a strong influence to get consensus across multiple stakeholders and deliver the best outcome.’
‘Simply put, MHC is a fantastic firm. Their collective ability to advise promptly in a manner that is easily comprehended, is one of their great skills.’
‘Deirdre Munnelly, Rachel Kavanagh and Richard Hogan work very well together as a team. It never ceases to impress me how they manage to dissect complex cases into their constituent elements. ’

Key clients

AXA Group
Aviva
Great West LifeCo (including Canada Life, Irish Life)
Companjon Insurance
Mediolanum International Life
CDB Aviation Lease Finance
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office
Zurich Insurance
Allianz
State Claims Agency
Chubb Insurance
Aon Claims Management
Davies Ireland
HDI Global
Musgrave
Zurich UK

Work highlights

Represented CDB Aviation Lease Finance since 2022 in multi-hundred million euro insurance coverage litigation against London and international insurers in the Irish Commercial Court.
Acted for Zurich Insurance in a case brought by RSA Insurance and Urban and Rural Recycling to determine which policy should respond to a claim.
Advised Ecclesiastical Insurance Office on all aspects of its individual accountability framework/senior executive accountability regime (IAF/SEAR) implementation plan.