Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-09
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I move amendment No. 8:
In page 4, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:
“(4) Where an applicant is seeking leave from the High Court for enforcement of an award pursuant to an international agreement, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the High Court that the enforcement of that award shall not compromise—
(a) the constitutional order of the State,
(b) the fundamental principles of the constitutional order of the State,
or,
(c) the State’s obligation (reflected in Article 29.4.4 of the Constitution) to give effect to European Union law (including the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) and to preserve its coherence and integrity.”.

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