The Mediation Act 2017 commenced on the 1st January 2018. The bill was published at the beginning of 2017 and passed both houses of the Oireachtas in September 2017 and was signed into law by the the President on the 2nd of October 2017. (You can view the bill by clicking the following link Mediation Act […]
How to get the Best Result from a Commercial Mediation or Family Mediation– Part 1
At Mediate Ireland 90% of all mediations we have engaged in have taken only 1 Day. This comes as a surprise to many who feel that “the issues they have been dealing with for so long, can’t possibly be sorted out in such a short time”. All mediators at Mediate Ireland are trained in advanced, and in some cases unique, techniques in Mediation which accelerate the mediation process.[Read More…..]
What are the main Methods / Styles of Mediation? – Part 1
Ever increasing interest in the whole area and process of Mediation accentuates the lack of clarity of understanding of what mediation is all about and how it works. Is it – as we have asked before – merely another legalistic layer in the litigation process, at one extreme, or, at the other, a type of counseling of parties to assist them in resolving their dispute. The answer is that, while it can be either, it usually lies between these extremes. …[Read More…..]
