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Dr Róisín O’Shea BL, Partner Arc Mediation and Chair of the IPMO Are mediated settlements legally binding? “Absolutely” says Michael Peart, former judge at the Court of Appeal and now mediator. In his Linkedin post of September 16th 2024 Michael goes on to say: “Once both parties have agreed the […]

Are Mediated Settlements Legally Binding?

October 24, 2024 in Uncategorized by shane

Employee disputes, marriage break-down, farm family disputes and contract disputes continued to happen throughout these difficult times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective early dispute resolution is key to addressing these conflicts and the ARC Mediation team responded to the needs of clients and those who find themselves in conflict […]

Online Mediation, a real alternative for dispute resolution

February 28, 2024 in Arc Mediation News / Mediation Services tagged commercial mediation / family mediation / ireland / mediation / ODR / online mediation / workplace mediation by shane

By Dr Roisin O’Shea BL On the 28th of March the Minister for Justice Simon Harris published draft legislation to reform Ireland’s existing defamation laws. Proposals set out in a Review of the Defamation Act 2009, published last year, recommended an end to juries in defamation cases; easier access to […]

Defamation (Amendment) Bill and Mediation

April 17, 2023 in Mediation Law tagged defamation / Irish law / legislation / mediation by shane

Dr Róisín O’Shea, Partner in Arc Mediation and Chair of the Irish Professional Mediators’ Organisation welcomes the publishing of the Report by the Minister today. Dr O’Shea was a member of the Child Maintenance Group who examined ways in which parents and their children could be better served by diverting […]

Minister Publishes Report of Child Maintenance Review Group

November 16, 2022 in Uncategorized by shane

Arc Partner Dr Róisín O’Shea is delighted to be invited as a guest presenter and panelist on September 23rd 2022 at the Virtual Peacemaking Colloquium 2022. The panel, ‘International Peacemakers’ will be presenting their views on the international context of peace-making and mediation. Fellow panel members are: Judge Timothy Connors […]

International Guest panelist at the Peacemaking Colloquium September 2022

September 21, 2022 in Arc Mediation News / Mediation Research by shane

ARC Mediation Meeting at Waterford office — Arc Mediation is delighted to be a research partner with South East Technological University, who have recently been awarded the tender by the Judicial Council’s Sentencing Information and Guidelines Committee, ‘SCIG’, for a confidential research project. The research project titled ‘Study of District Court Judges’ views on Sentencing & Relationship […]

New Research into Sentencing & Relationship Violence

September 15, 2022 in Arc Mediation News tagged domestic violence / family law / family law research / SETU by shane