Ireland:
Mediation Act 2017: Checklist For In-House Counsel
20 December 2017
Arthur Cox
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The Ministerial Order providing for the commencement of the
Mediation Act 2017 has been signed. From 1 January 2018,
solicitors, including in-house solicitors, will have to advise
their clients to consider mediation as a form of dispute resolution
and make a statutory declaration confirming they have done so.
(Read our previous briefing on the Act
here)
Here is a checklist for in-house counsel who may have to advise
their client organisation on a dispute/potential dispute.
This article contains a general summary of developments and
is not a complete or definitive statement of the law. Specific
legal advice should be obtained where appropriate.
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