Resolving Disputes Quickly & Cost Effectively
Experience in North America has shown that lawyers who promote Mediation in appropriate cases build greater empathy with their clients, retain them more easily, are seen to be concerned with minimising their client’s expenditure, and thereby are paid promptly and in full. They also enjoy the added benefit of good publicity among the clients’ acquaintances and friends leading to a potentially larger client base. So where’s the … [Read more...]
On the 5th May 2011 with very little publicity the Minister for Justice and Equality, Mr Alan Shatter signed new regulations, SI No. 209 of 2011 European Communities Mediation Regulations 2011, into Law. The new regulations took effect on the 18th May 2011 and have given full effect to Directive 2008/52/EC (O.J. L 136, 24.05.2008, p.3) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21st May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and … [Read more...]
Recently Minister Richard Bruton has spoken about efforts to be made to reduce the cost to the State of Medical Negligence claims. It will be months before the government announces new processes in this regard - he has suggested something modelled on PIAB. We’ll have to wait and see. However, the matter has already been addressed to some extent in S.28 of the Draft Mediation and Conciliation Bill, 2010 by virtue of which it is likely that … [Read more...]
Over the last year Mediate Ireland has written a significant number of articles on mediation, as well as highlighting articles on mediation in the media and other sources. We have decided to make this valuable resource available to the public in an easily searchable site. Specific Categories on the site include:- Commercial/Financial • Family • Medical • Employment/Workplace • Legal • Legislation We hope you find this valuable … [Read more...]
2010 may well come to be viewed as a watershed year in the positive evolution of the whole process of dispute resolution. The Draft MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BILL published on 16TH November by the Law Reform Commission in conjunction with the Commission’s Report on “ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION”provides definition and clears the way for the enactment of progressive legislation. It may not be an … [Read more...]
The inexorable march of Mediation becoming an integral part of all Civil Proceedings was greatly accelerated with the publication of the draft MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION BILL, 2010 yesterday, 16th November 2010. The Bill was published with the Law Reform Commission report entitled “Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation and Conciliation”. A comprehensive analysis of both the Report and the Bill will be published by Mediate Ireland in due … [Read more...]
Mediation is going to be a significant process for practitioners into the future, especially in view of the fact that the Court can now instruct/recommend parties to mediate. If the right attitude and approach is taken by the legal profession then this can certainly be a positive development for your practice and for your business. When mediation becomes structured and embedded as a method of dispute resolution then the use of the court process … [Read more...]
Mediation is quickly becoming established as a new and different method or process of dispute resolution and accordingly there are misperceptions and lack of knowledge as to how it actually works or will work in practice and as to what will be the role of the solicitor and barrister and what it will mean for the practitioner. Most are aware that there have been many recent regulations and recommendations and that Courts are increasingly directing … [Read more...]