Full coverage: mediation

Business disputes end up in court less frequently, but this does not mean lawyers are less busy. From Central Bank or Data Protection investigations to mediation and arbitration, alternatives to formal litigation have grown into a major part of law firms' work.

On paper, 2022 was a bear year for litigation. But behind the figures were blockbuster lawsuits, private negotiations, and meaty investigative work. In the first of a two-part survey, The Currency meets the country's top law firms to discuss what has been happening in and out of court.

Personal and commercial issues have to be resolved in the lucrative family-owned business behind the Ashling Hotel in Dublin and the Imperial Hotel in Galway.