business mediation


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


Dr Roisin OShea, founder ARC Mediation
ARC has successfully completed many mediations to resolve the issues of “succession planning” for both SMEs and farms. Succession planning involves identifying a person or persons to take over the running and ownership of your business on retirement or, tragically, death.. In the case of family businesses, there may be […]

Why use ARC Mediation for Succession Planning?


Shane Dempsey - Senior Partner, ARC Mediation
A significant volume of our work involves conflict management and resolution activities that may not be immediately recognised as mediation. Examples include Agreeing succession & retirement plans for SME’s Farm family retirement planning Resolving conflict between business partners and Facilitating negotiations for shareholder buy-ins and buy-outs. The public view of […]

How Mediation can Help Your Business



ARC’s mediation team have diverse expertise and life experience. Our panel of partners and associates have backgrounds in family law, employment law,  financial services, construction management and engineering. I founded ARC with Dr. Roisin O’Shea in 2010 to provide a new kind of mediation service to clients in the South […]

Managing the Mediation Process