Arran Dowling-Hussey

Arran is experienced in advising Local Authorities in relation to issues that will (or may) be dealt with by the Special Educational And Disability (SEND) Tribunal. He has successfully opposed applications for leave to bring a judicial review application, arising from applications for Education and Health Care (EHCP) plans and has also acted where leave has been granted.  

Arran has a broad background in most areas of Commercial & Chancery including breach of contract/contractual disputes, sale of goods, intellectual property, company law, retail, traditional chancery, and dispute resolution. He has a strong commercial awareness and an understanding of the business needs of clients. Arran has particular expertise in construction disputes. He is used to dealing with instructions to move or oppose injunction applications relating to commercial and/or construction disputes at short notice.  Arran has secured permission for clients to act as company directors under s.17 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.

Aside from his practice in this area of law he is a member of the Council of the Society of Construction Law, member of the Adjudication Society committee responsible for organising their conference and was recently appointed to the advisory board of the Gujurat International Maritime Arbitration Centre (“GIMAC”) . Arran is an Adjunct Professor at University College Cork's School of Law. He is also a part time lecturer on Robert Gordon University's LL.M in Construction Law & Arbitration a postgraduate degree course which has been recognised as one of the top 5 master's degrees in construction law in the world.

Arran is a former university lecturer in employment law. He has appeared in the Employment Tribunal and has acted, as off panel counsel for the Department of Health. 

Arran has considerable experience as an ADR neutral dealing with disputes between landlords and tenants over the operation of residential tenancies and the standard of accommodation provided by landlords. He has, as counsel, been instructed by commercial tenants involved in rent review arbitrations. Arran has advised a large private university in the London area in relation to a multi-million-pound dispute with their landlord. He appears in the First Tier Property Tribunal and also the Leaseholder Valuation Tribunal. Arran is presently acting for a freeholder in a £1 million dispute with leaseholders.

Arran is an experienced arbitrator and counsel for both domestic and international arbitration disputes. He is a member of a number of British, Irish and international arbitration panels. Arran is also included on the European Commission's list of candidates suitable for appointment as arbitrator & TSD expert in bilateral disputes under EU trade agreements. He has often been instructed to  obtain interim relief from either the applicable court or Tribunal during the arbitral reference. Arran is also comfortable moving applications to enforce an award. He has successfully opposed applications to have awards set aside and has been involved in many of the small group of cases in the Republic of Ireland that have been set aside.

Arran has been instructed in relation to significant Compulsory Purchase Order cases.

Alongside  his practice as counsel and arbitrator in sports law cases Arran regularly writes on this topic having recently contributed to Lexis PSL & MENA Business Law Review. Arran regularly sits as the legal chair of Football Association of Ireland ('FAI') disciplinary panels.