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Stuart Gilhooly
H J Ward & Co · Republic of Ireland
H J Ward & Co
Litigation · Republic of Ireland
Stuart Gilhooly qualified as a solicitor in 1995 having completed his apprenticeship with H J Ward & Co and has been practising in the area of personal injuries claims since then, acting exclusively for claimants.
He was voted Solicitor of the Year in 2018 at the Irish Law Awards. Stuart has a strong reputation in personal injuries litigation and was President of the Law Society in 2016/17 and President of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association in 2010/11.
Stuart also practices in the area of sports law.
Educational Achievements
2008 - Qualified as accredited mediator (Friary Law).
2008 – Participated in Leadership of Professional Firms programme in Harvard Business School.
2005 – Attained Certificate in Advanced Advocacy at the Law Society of Ireland.
1995 – Qualified as a solicitor at the Law Society of Ireland.
1991-92 – Completed a Diploma in Business Studies at UCD School of Business.
1988-91 – Completed Bachelor of Civil Law Degree at University College Dublin.
Professional Legal Career
2003 to date - Partner in H J Ward & Co, Solicitors in Dublin working primarily as a litigation and ADR lawyer specialising in personal injuries law, employment law and sports law.
1995 – 2003 – Associate in H J Ward & Co, Solicitors.
2019 to date – Arbitrator at the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
2004 to date – Lecturer for the Law Society and various Bar Associations in various subjects including Personal Injuries Law, Sports Law, Costs, Civil Advocacy, Ethics and Professional Indemnity Insurance. I have lectured both law students and qualified solicitors and am the author of a chapter of the Law Society’s Professional Practice Course Litigation Handbook.
2011 to 2016 – Director of the Solicitors Mutual Defence Fund (Legal Professional Indemnity Insurance Company).
2002 to date – Feature Writer for the Parchment Magazine (the quarterly publication of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA)) and occasional writer for the Law Society Gazette.
2002-2006 – Editor of the Parchment Magazine.
Professional Achievements
2018 – Voted Solicitor of the Year at the Irish Law Awards
2011 – Voted Journalist of the Year by Magazines Ireland at the Irish Magazine Awards. Shortlisted for the same award in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
2012 to date – Member of the judging panel for the Irish Law Awards.
2014 to date – Member of the judging panel for the Irish Law Book Awards.
2003 to date – Member of the judging panel for the Law Society’s Justice Media Awards.
He was voted Solicitor of the Year in 2018 at the Irish Law Awards. Stuart has a strong reputation in personal injuries litigation and was President of the Law Society in 2016/17 and President of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association in 2010/11.
Stuart also practices in the area of sports law.
Educational Achievements
2008 - Qualified as accredited mediator (Friary Law).
2008 – Participated in Leadership of Professional Firms programme in Harvard Business School.
2005 – Attained Certificate in Advanced Advocacy at the Law Society of Ireland.
1995 – Qualified as a solicitor at the Law Society of Ireland.
1991-92 – Completed a Diploma in Business Studies at UCD School of Business.
1988-91 – Completed Bachelor of Civil Law Degree at University College Dublin.
1988 – Completed the Leaving Certificate attaining 6 honours in Higher Level subjects.
Professional Legal Career
2003 to date - Partner in H J Ward & Co, Solicitors in Dublin working primarily as a litigation and ADR lawyer specialising in personal injuries law, employment law and sports law.
1995 – 2003 – Associate in H J Ward & Co, Solicitors.
2019 to date – Arbitrator at the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
2004 to date – Lecturer for the Law Society and various Bar Associations in various subjects including Personal Injuries Law, Sports Law, Costs, Civil Advocacy, Ethics and Professional Indemnity Insurance. I have lectured both law students and qualified solicitors and am the author of a chapter of the Law Society’s Professional Practice Course Litigation Handbook.
2011 to 2016 – Director of the Solicitors Mutual Defence Fund (Legal Professional Indemnity Insurance Company).
2002 to date – Feature Writer for the Parchment Magazine (the quarterly publication of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association (DSBA)) and occasional writer for the Law Society Gazette.
2002-2006 – Editor of the Parchment Magazine.
Professional Achievements
2018 – Voted Solicitor of the Year at the Irish Law Awards
2011 – Voted Journalist of the Year by Magazines Ireland at the Irish Magazine Awards. Shortlisted for the same award in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
2012 to date – Member of the judging panel for the Irish Law Awards.
2014 to date – Member of the judging panel for the Irish Law Book Awards.
2003 to date – Member of the judging panel for the Law Society’s Justice Media Awards.
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