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Dispute Resolution: Professional Discipline - Ireland

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What the Team is Known For

Fieldfisher offers a market-leading team with an outstanding track record handling professional discipline matters. The law firm advises many of Ireland's statutory regulators on contentious mandates linked to the exercise of their regulatory functions, assisting both with initial fitness to practise investigations and in subsequent applications to the High Court for the confirmation of sanctions decisions. The team also defends appeals brought by affected professionals. Lawyers in the team have notable experience in cases acting on behalf of regulators for the education, medical and property services sectors and also handle broader advisory mandates that help clients to define their obligations and processes.

Strengths

Fieldfisher has an excellent and very proactive team.

The team provides succinct and practical advice.

Fieldfisher's regulatory department is world class with an encyclopaedic knowledge of regulatory matters and procedures.

Notable practitioners

Managing partner J.P. McDowell has a superb reputation for professional discipline work, frequently acting for regulatory authorities.
 

J.P. has so much experience that he is always ahead of issues or problems before they arise. His strategic approach to all engagements gives us great confidence in his advice.

 

J.P. McDowell knows the regulatory market place incredibly well and is responsive and proactive in the delivery of a quality service.

 

J.P. displays an acute awareness of our business and the various aspects of the law as related to it.

Dermot McEvoy of Fieldfisher often handles real estate and construction disputes arising for Irish developers, landowners and tenants.

 

Dermot McEvoy is a strong partner with a focus on the end game and how to get there as efficiently as possible.

 

He knows the system; he has been doing this for years and is a really good, solid pair of hands.

 

Dermot McEvoy is very experienced.

 

He is excellent and personable.

 

Dermot offers excellent availability and response times.

Sinead Taaffe has experience in investigation processes, deficient professional performance claims and fitness to practise inquiries. She has particular strength advising medical regulatory boards.

 

Sinead Taaffe is an excellent lawyer who is very proactive and responsive. She is an expert in her field and highly respected in regulation.

 

Sinead is really superb.

Barry Fagan is an experienced litigator advising professional regulators on investigations and enforcement procedures.

 

Barry Fagan has a huge breadth of experience in advising public bodies and stands out for his calm and carefully considered advice.

 

He's always on top of things and is really good at bringing in his team mates. He's just fantastic.

Zoe Richardson acts for a wide range of regulators on the execution of investigations and professional disciplinary proceedings. She also assists with the drafting of regulations.

 

Zoe Richardson is knowledgeable, measured, pragmatic and extremely easy to deal with. She is a real asset to the firm.

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