ICMA BLOG 18/6/2014 On Wednesday 18th June the ICMA ran an open “Give & Gain Day” for charitable organisations at which ICMA Council Members presented information about mediation and how mediation can be used to resolve disputes efficiently and effectively. The event was well attended. Dermot McEvoy delivered a highly informative paper titled “Assessing...Read More
The following news has been received from the Kennedy Institute: We are organising an International Conference on Creative Responses to Conflict through Mediation and Restorative Practice. The conference will be held here in Maynooth from 4-7th September. I have attached a copy of the programme. Well known professionals with a long track record in...Read More
Guest Speaker Robert Gallagher, Central Expenditure Evaluation Unit Public Expenditure on Legal Services – “Avoid, Minimise, Recover” Dear Member, I look forward to meeting you at 5:00 pm on Thursday 19th June. Our Members Event is being hosted by PwC at their iconic offices on North Wall Quay. The Government has recently published...Read More
In its Expenditure Report 2013 which examined Public Expenditure on Legal Services, the Irish Government Economic & Evaluation Service stated that strategies to avoid, minimise and / or recover legal costs can be by greater use of ADR techniques and especially mediation. The EV has placed mediation on a sound legal footing and there...Read More
MEDIATION IS “COMMON SENSE” NOT A SIGN OF WEAKNESS If 15 years ago, you had assembled a random group of litigation lawyers and asked each of them to speak for a minute on the topic of mediation, you would probably have been met with a stony silence. “Or else, “Said Mr Justice Peter Kelly at...Read More
Legal costs can be hugely reduced if mediation is used in commercial disputes instead of going to court, a survey has found. The average cost of going to court over a €200,000 commercial case in €53,800 in legal fees – but only €7, 000 if mediation settles the row. The Irish Commercial Mediation Association (ICMA)...Read More
Commercial mediation was the subject of an event held of Tuesday, 29th November, at which representatives from Government, the legal community and the business community gathered to witness The Hon. Ms. Justice Macken support the Irish Commercial Mediation Associations’ (ICMA) hard hitting message to the Irish business community – millions of euro and hundreds of...Read More
Article for Law Society Gazette The Irish Commercial Mediation Association (ICMA) hosted its 3rd conference in Croke Park on Friday 6th March. There was a tremendous turnout of over 140 Solicitors, Barristers, Mediators and other Business Professionals. The Conference theme was – MEDIATION SAVES – TIME, MONEY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. Attendees got an insight...Read More
