Muiris Lyons

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“an excellent mediator” – Former chair, International Mediation Institute (IMI)
“a leading light in the clinical negligence field” – The Legal 500
“delightful to deal with, respected by claimants and defendants alike.” – Chamber and Partners

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English

Overview

Muiris is a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence and sports law and is an ex officio partner at City law firm Stewarts. In July 2023, he became a CEDR accredited mediator. His experience of mediation as a form of dispute resolution covers more than 20 years. He has been involved in a significant number of clinical negligence mediations on behalf of claimants while in practice and is now bringing that expertise and experience to his practice as a mediator.

Professional Background

Muiris has been a solicitor for over 30 years and stepped back from full-time legal practice and his role as a partner in October 2023. He is now available for appointment as a mediator. For the past 15 years he has been a partner at Stewarts in London where he was Head of Clinical Negligence and Sports Disputes. The Department is recognised as one of the UK’s leading practices by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500. Stewarts are ranked in the top three of The Times Best Law Firms 2023.

He is a former President of The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and was on their Executive Committee for 10 years. He is one of only nine lawyers to be awarded their prestigious Senior Fellowship in recognition of his “outstanding contribution”, campaigning for the rights of injured people and is currently recognised as an “eminent practitioner” by Chambers and Partners, and ranked by The Legal 500 (2023) in their “Hall of Fame”.

He was the General Editor of the Journal of Personal Injury Law (JPIL) published by Sweet & Maxwell from 2006 to 2016, and a Contributing Editor to Kemp & Kemp on Quantum (2011-16), and Jones on Medical Negligence (2008).

Over the last 5 years Muiris has become increasingly involved in resolving sports disputes (particularly in relation to football) and was responsible for setting up and leading the Sports Disputes team at Stewarts. He has recently completed Professional Certificates in Football Law and Sports Agency and is also a fully licensed FIFA football agent.

Muiris is currently studying a Global Masters in International Sports Law at ISDE University in Madrid and will graduate in Spring 2025.
He was recently appointed to Sports Resolutions UK Panel of specialist mediators for 3 years and is accredited as a registered mediator with the Civil Mediation Council (CMC) and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCiArb). He is also a member of the Association of Northern Mediators (ANM).

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