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ARC Mediation welcomes the launch of the Child Maintenance Guidelines by Minister Jim O’Callaghan today at the Family Justice Development Forum hosted by the Minister in Dublin. The guidelines emerged as a recommendation of the Dept of Social Protection Child Maintenance Group, which ARC founder Dr. Roisin O’Shea served on, […]

ARC welcomes the launch by the Minister of Child Maintenance ...

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The first workplace mediation event took place this week, sponsored by PTSB at their Dublin Head office, and co-ordinated by Sara Mullally of Sustainable HRM Skillnet. There was a full house to hear from experts on Workplace Mediation: early intervention where informal steps do not resolve the dispute; how to […]

Mediating Workplace Disputes: The launch of an information roadshow for ...

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Separation and divorce are often framed around what parents need but what about the child’s perspective? CIM offers a different path: one where children are invited in (in age-appropriate & safeguarded ways) to share what matters to them. They can voice their hopes, discuss their routines, acknowledge their fears; without […]

The Benefits of Child Inclusive Mediation

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An Irish Commercial Court judgment has highlighted the critical role of mediation in resolving disputes, saving time and money for the parties involved. In the case of V Media Doo & Anor v Techads Media Limited [2025] IEHC 430 , Justice Michael Twomey emphasised that mediation provides a crucial “reality […]

Mediation as a “reality check” of a plaintiff’s claims

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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?

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