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 Ireland Arbitration

Ireland is a Contracting State to the ICSID Convention:

• Signature: 30 August 1966
• Deposit of Ratification: 7 April 1981
• Entry into Force: 7 May 1981
• Pursuant to Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention, Ireland has designated “High Court” as competent for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards.
• Pursuant to Article 69 of the ICSID Convention, Ireland enacted the Arbitration Act, 1980 [covering, inter alia, the ICSID Convention] (Act No. 7 of 1980); Arbitration Act, 1980 (Part IV) (Commencement) Order, 1980. (S.I. No. 356 of 1980); International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Designation and Immunities) Order, 1980 (S.I. No. 339 of 1980) to make the Convention effective in their jurisdiction.
• Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Ireland has made the following panel designations effective until 12 July 2010:
  - Mr. Rory BRADY, SC: Senior Counsel at Irish Bar
  - Mr. James CONNOLLY, SC: Senior Counsel at Irish Bar
  - Mr. Eoghan FITZSIMONS, SC: Senior Counsel at Irish Bar; Member, Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
  - Mr. Ercus STEWART, SC: Senior Counsel at Irish Bar; Lecturer in Commercial Arbitration, University College Dublin and Kings Inns Law School, Dublin

Ireland is a Contracting State to the New York Convention:

• Date of Accession: 12 May 1981
• Entry into Force: 10 August 1981
• Ireland will only apply the New York Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of another contracting state

Ireland is a not Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• Entry into Force: N/A

Ireland is a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• Entry into Force: 6 July 2002

In 2010, Ireland enacted legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration as amended in 2006 and is therefore popularly considered to be an UNCITRAL Model Law State

Ireland is a United Nations Member State:

• Date of Admission: 14 December 1955

Official State Name: Ireland - Éire

Official Languages: Irish, English

Capital: Dublin

Currency: Euro (€) (EUR)

Time Zone: WET (UTC+0)

International Calling Code: +352

Internet TLD: .ie

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