Joseph Dalby SC
Joseph Dalby SC
Called in 1988
Year of Silk (IRE) 2015

Joseph is a barrister qualified in England & Wales and Ireland, practising across civil, commercial and European law. He maintains a full-time practice in both the English and Irish jurisdictions, and also acts internationally on domestic, cross-border and multi-jurisdictional matters within his areas of expertise.

His work includes advocacy before the courts of England & Wales and Ireland, as well as appearances in tribunals, arbitrations and before regulatory bodies. In addition to his advocacy practice, he provides specialist advisory services in EU, UK and Irish law, often in complex or high-value matters involving overlapping legal regimes.

Joseph’s practice encompasses a broad range of areas, including commercial law, business regulation, chancery and private client work, administrative and public law, and dispute resolution. He is frequently instructed in matters requiring both strategic oversight and detailed legal analysis.

With over 20 years’ experience as both a barrister and former solicitor, Joseph brings a comprehensive understanding of the litigation process from inception through to resolution. His experience includes drafting, negotiation, and the conduct of complex proceedings, enabling him to provide practical, commercially focused advice alongside robust representation. He has extensive familiarity with a wide range of legal issues, including the construction and interpretation of contractual terms, implied terms, misrepresentation, mistake, breach of contract, frustration, and accord and satisfaction.

Joseph is regularly instructed to pursue and defend claims involving debt recovery, damages, specific performance and equitable remedies. He is also well-placed to advise on issues of jurisdiction and choice of law, particularly in cross-border disputes.

Practice Overview

Past cases include numerous commercial contracts such it be agency and distribution, shareholders/investors, merger and acquisitions, service level, sale of goods, property transaction, consumer contracts, or those dealing with confidentiality, data, intellectual property or employment. Have also advised or acted on related areas such a competition law, building and construction, electronic commerce, financial services, fraud, public procurement and concessions. Occasionally required to prepare or review terms of trade, or network conditions.

  • Student Transport Scheme Ltd v The Minister for Education and Skills & Anor [2012] IEHC 425, [2015] IECA 303, [2016] IECA 152
  • Harley Medical Group (Irl) Ltd v Companies Acts 1963-2012 [2013] IEHC 219
  • McCoy v McCoy & Anor [2013] IEHC 82
  • Gaswise Ltd v Dublin City Council [2014] IEHC 56
  • Willmott Dixon Partnership Ltd v London Borough of Hammersmith and Defendant Fulham [2014] EWHC 3191 (TCC)
  • Degree in Law – LL.B. (Honours), London South Bank University, 1987
  • Licence speciale en droit europeen (Masters Degree in European Law), Universite
  • Libre de Bruxelles, 1996
  • Barrister – Called to the Bar of England and Wales, Middle Temple,1988
  • Barrister – Called to the Bar of Ireland, 1993 to 2000, and then from 2008 to date
  • Solicitor – Admitted as Solicitor of the Law Society of Ireland, 2000 to 2007
  • Panellist accredited by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Geneva for
  • Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy administrative proceedings
  • Panellist accredited by the Czech Arbitration Court, Prague for .eu Alternative
  • Dispute Resolution Proceedings