
4 New Square Chambers Insurance Law Review – Spring 2023
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Diarmuid’s practice is focussed on commercial litigation and arbitration. He has particular interests in insurance / reinsurance, professional liability, civil fraud, construction and sports law. He is ranked as a Leading Junior in insurance and sports law by the Legal 500.
His current and recent instructions as junior counsel include substantial proceedings before the Supreme Court, the Commercial Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Diarmuid relishes his role as an advocate and appears regularly as sole counsel in trials and applications before the High Court and County Courts, in domestic and international arbitrations in insurance and sports matters, and in construction adjudications.
Diarmuid has been described in the legal directories as “an excellent advocate and thinks quickly on his feet. Excellent drafting skills, very thorough and always gets into the detail of the matter.” He prides himself on being responsive and a team player, and always seeks to give practical, commercially-focussed advice.
Further details of Diarmuid’s recent and ongoing work are provided in the tabs on individual practice areas below.
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Recent instructions include:
Recent instructions include:
“Diarmuid is a hands-on operator who is not afraid to seize the narrative and craft effective strategy into which the client buys in from Day One. Specifically, the diligence with which he pursues that strategy while at the same time keeping the client’s expectations (whether on time and cost or otherwise) is endearing.’ – Legal 500
Diarmuid is ranked as a Leading Junior in insurance law by the Legal 500.
Recent examples of Diarmuid’s work in this area include:
‘He is an excellent advocate and thinks quickly on his feet. Excellent drafting skills, very thorough and always gets into the detail of the matter’ – Legal 500, 2021
Recent examples of Diarmuid’s work in this area include:
Recent instructions include:
Instructed as a member of the claimant’s counsel team in the landmark case of R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8, in which the Supreme Court substantially revised the law of secondary criminal liability, abolishing the controversial doctrine of parasitic accessorial liability.
Instructed by Article 19 in its intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in the pending case of Ganbarova and Others v Azerbaijan, the first ECHR case to consider travel bans as restrictions of the right to freedom of expression.
“Very good, very sensible and an excellent advocate.” – Legal 500
“His approach is incredibly professional and very strategic, distilling matters for lay clients.”– Legal 500
Diarmuid is ranked as a Leading Junior in Sports Law by the Legal 500.
Recent examples of Diarmuid’s work in this area include:
Patrick Lawrence KC, Carl Troman and Diarmuid Laffan succeed in the Court…
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Graeme McPherson KC and Diarmuid Laffan share some practical thoughts on preparing…
Legal 500“He is an excellent advocate and thinks quickly on his feet. Excellent drafting skills, very thorough and always gets into the detail of the matter”
legal 500“Diarmuid is a hands-on operator who is not afraid to seize the narrative and craft effective strategy into which the client buys in from Day One. Specifically, the diligence with which he pursues that strategy while at the same time keeping the client’s expectations (whether on time and cost or otherwise) is endearing.”
Legal 500“His approach is incredibly professional and very strategic, distilling matters for lay clients”
Batchelor of Civil Law, University College Dublin (First Class Honours); BCL, Oxford University (Distinction).
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Alison Padfield QC and Diarmuid Laffan analyse the obligations of SIPP providers.
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