Disputes and Enforcement
Burke Legal acts in corporate and commercial disputes before the Irish courts, and advises creditors, investors and counterparties on enforcement and recovery, including where the underlying judgment, award, security or process originates in another jurisdiction.
Litigation and recovery
Disputes involving Irish entities frequently form part of wider international proceedings. The firm's approach emphasises early and decisive steps: securing position, preserving assets and information, and framing the dispute so that the strongest arguments remain available as the matter progresses. Proceedings are conducted before the Commercial Court and the wider High Court, working with leading members of the Irish Bar.
Shareholder and corporate disputes
The firm acts in disputes between shareholders, between shareholders and boards, and within corporate groups, from pre-action correspondence through to proceedings in the Commercial Court and, where required, urgent interlocutory relief.
- Shareholder oppression claims and other statutory remedies
- Board, constitutional and shareholders' agreement disputes, including deadlock
- Derivative actions and claims against directors
- Valuation and buy-out disputes
- Just and equitable winding up where corporate relationships have broken down
Commercial disputes and interim relief
Commercial litigation with an emphasis on securing position at the outset of a dispute.
- Contractual and commercial claims, including those arising from financing and trading arrangements
- Injunctive and interlocutory relief, including freezing orders and disclosure
- Jurisdictional challenges and the interaction with arbitration agreements
- Claims against directors and officers
Arbitration support
Court applications in support of international arbitration seated in, or connected with, Ireland.
- Stays of court proceedings in favour of arbitration
- Interim measures in aid of arbitral proceedings
- Enforcement of arbitral awards, and resistance to enforcement
- The interaction between arbitration agreements and insolvency proceedings
Enforcement and recovery
Enforcement strategy for creditors and investors, whether the starting point is an Irish judgment, a foreign judgment or award, security over Irish assets, or a debtor whose connection to Ireland brings the claim within reach of the Irish courts.
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Ireland
- Enforcement of security, receiverships and asset recovery
- Execution of judgments and post-judgment enforcement options
- Priority, set-off and distribution disputes
Typical mandates
Burke Legal acts for:
- shareholders, investors and boards in corporate disputes
- commercial counterparties in contractual and financing disputes
- creditors and funds seeking enforcement and recovery against Irish assets
- parties to international arbitration requiring the support of the Irish courts
- international law firms requiring Irish litigation counsel
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