In Person Event
Dispute Conference 2026 Agenda
Wednesday 30th September 2026 | 8:00 am - 11:00 am | Royal Irish Academy of Music
Agenda
| 8:00am | Registration & refreshments |
| 8:30am | Welcome address: Gerard Kelly SC, Partner & Co-head of Dispute Resolution, Mason Hayes & Curran |
| 8:35am | Key Note Address: Rossa Fanning, Attorney General |
| 8:55am | Panel 1: Expert evidence: Challenges and opportunities |
| Shelley Horan SC, Commercial & Regulatory Law | |
| Ross Aylward BL, Commercial & Regulatory Law | |
Michael Peart, Mediator, Arbitrator and former Court of Appeal judge | |
| Gearoid Carey, Partner, Dispute Resolution, Mason Hayes & Curran | |
| Chaired by Gerard Kelly SC, Partner & Co-head of Dispute Resolution, Mason Hayes & Curran | |
| 9:40am | Panel 2: Fraud: The changing landscape of APP scams |
| Elizabeth Corcoran BL, Barrister, The Law Library | |
| Sean Crowley, Director, Secora Consulting Ltd | |
| Niamh Davenport, Head of Financial Crime, Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) | |
| Chaired by Conor O'Leary, Partner, Dispute Resolution, Mason Hayes & Curran | |
| 10:25am | Closing remarks: Gerard Kelly SC, Partner & Co-head of Dispute Resolution, Mason Hayes & Curran |
| 10:30am | Conference concludes: Tea, coffee & Networking |
