Practice Areas

Our Insurance team specialises in handling large and complex litigation matters for almost every major insurer in the Irish market.  The team has a wide range of experience in handling all types of insurance litigation and provides legal services to the insurance industry on coverage disputes and reinsurance.

We have a particular expertise in professional indemnity matters and regularly defend professional negligence claims against solicitors, accountants, doctors, construction professionals, financial institutions and other investment intermediaries.

We have deep relationships with our clients, built on ingrained experience and an ability to deliver in terms of quality, responsiveness and results.  The team is well placed to anticipate and deal with emerging claims which follow from new insurance risks and we have an acknowledged reputation for our expertise in the area of insurance litigation.

The team also deals with high volume work relating to public liability, employer liability and road traffic litigation. In that area, we provide a seamless service and are in a position to conduct investigations and handle claims through to conclusion. 

Areas of focus include medical, personal injuries and general liability insurance.  We also cover:

• product liability;
• public liability;
• employer’s liability;
• disaster recovery;
• clinical negligence;
• professional indemnity/negligence;
• building and construction;
• directors and officers;
• coverage disputes;
• subrogation rights;
• aviation and maritime;
• reinsurance.

Recommendations:

Legal 500, 2013
Mason Hayes & Curran’s clients include Liberty Mutual, Mitsui Sumitomo and the Clinical Indemnity Scheme. Healthcare specialists John Gleeson and Gemma Coady are ‘outstanding performers’, and Lorcan Buckley and the team ‘have superior people-handling skills when meeting with policyholders’.

Chambers & Partners Europe, Europe's Leading Lawyers, 2013
"The team's service level is unbelievable - we get constant access to partners and we get a response at any time."

Legal 500, 2012
Mason Hayes & Curran’s team head Lorcan Buckley attracts high praise as ‘user-friendly’ and ‘a high-class litigator’. John Gleeson is also recommended.

Chambers & Partners Europe, Europe's Leading Lawyers, 2012
This large team continues to impress the market with its quality of work and professional approach. The busy group has expertise in a variety of disputes, including public liability, professional indemnity and construction accidents. “All the partners are of an outstanding calibre – this is a serious market player.” “It has strong negotiators who have the drive to get the case settled.”


Should you wish to find out more about how we can assist you and your business please contact one of the team members listed.

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Our People

• Ailbhe Gilvarry
  Partner
• Eimear Collins
  Partner
• Emer Gilvarry
  Partner
• John Gleeson
  Partner
• Lorcan Buckley
  Partner
• Richard Woulfe
  Partner
• Rory Kirrane
  Partner
• Tanya Colbert
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• Rachel Kavanagh
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