CEDR Assistant Mediation in London, appointed by agreement - Employment/Contract Dispute (c.Stg.30,000) - successful. Ad hoc mediation appointment by two firms of Irish Solicitors - 3 meetings - employment and contract issues - value 250,000 - 500,000 Euro - successful.

Various representations acting for clients in construction sector.

Dermot has over 10 years experience acting as Mediator or mediator advocate; and has been involved in many disputes (80+) over that time. This is in addition to Dermot's 20 plus years experience acting as a commercial litigator. When acting as mediator Dermot is always conscious of the need to rely upon his core professional skills acquired as a litigator and the need to marry these skills with facilitative tools acquired as a mediator. He has found this an effective recipe to maximising the road to a successful outcome to mediation and commercial compromise.

Dermot is an accredited CEDR mediator since January 2003. He is now Chairman of the Council for the Irish Commercial Mediation Association (ICMA). Dermot is also a former member of the Law Society of Ireland's Arbitration and Mediation Committee, and of the Litigation Committee. Dermot also participated on a 2009 Litigation Task Force established by the Law Society of Ireland to examine the remit of mediation, arbitration and litigation in Ireland. Dermot has been a co-author and sub-committee participant (for the Law Society) on a Report commissioned to look at the existing rules in dispute resolution for Electronic Discovery in the Irish Courts.

Ronan is a CEDR accredited mediator and Partner in Ronan Daly Jermyn’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. He represents clients before the Circuit, High (including the Commercial Court) and Supreme Courts and also regularly represents clients in other forums, including Mediations, Arbitrations, Tribunals and Oral Hearings.

He has acted as Mediator or assistant Mediator in a number of commercial disputes relating to diverse issues such as insurance policies, Landlord and Tenant issues, construction contracts and shareholder disputes. He has also acted as advisor in many commercial mediations including in several Commercial Court matters where eight figure claims were involved.

Ronan has been actively involved in the promotion of mediation from 2006 onwards both through his involvement with CEDR at an early stage of their launch in Ireland as well as through commercialmediators.ie. He has lectured widely in relation to the area of mediation including in the Law Society and at many client events.

Ronan is recognised as leading lawyer in the field of Construction and Planning and Environment in the Legal 500, 2018.

Colm is an Accredited Mediator and a Chartered Accountant. He has spent over thirty years assisting clients overcome problems. He was a partner in a large multi-disciplinary practice in both audit and corporate finance.

His broad experience has seen him involved in commercial mediation of all types. Colm has a particular expertise in shareholder disputes and partnership disputes.

He has extensive knowledge of a broad range of industries and is passionate that mediation is the best solution for parties involved in a dispute as it facilitates their involvement in devising a solution.

Killian is an experienced solicitor who represents clients in the commercial, insurance, retail and aviation sectors. He specialises in the resolution of commercial disputes and has significant experience in commercial litigation and property related cases.

Killian regularly represents clients at all Court levels and before employment tribunals & forums. He frequently advises insurers and self-insured commercial organisations with regard to litigation and employment matters.

He has extensive experience in providing advice on insurance coverage and pre-litigation exposures. Killian is a CEDR Accredited Mediator and has an active interest in mediation as an alternative to litigation.

Michael is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and Managing Director of Madigan Mediation & Consultancy Services Ltd. He is a CEDR accredited Mediator and a Honorary Treasurer of the Mediators Institute of Ireland and a Council member of the Irish Commercial Mediation Association.

Michael has 29 years banking experience having held senior risk and lending positions with Ulster Bank and First Active. Michael's mediation experience primarily relates to commercial disputes in Ireland and the UK covering contract, shareholder and partnership disputes. Michael has also successfully assisted a number of his clients in their negotiations with financial institutions.