Italian lawyers to Go On Strike against the so called “Insane Mediation Reforms”, an Italian lawyer’s insider’s view
Italian lawyers are planning 2 days of strike, on February 23-24, against the reforms proposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti, centred on the abolition of minimum and maximum fees and the extension of an accelerated conciliation/mediation process for minor civil cases, which would not require the use of lawyers. The situation of the Italian judicial system is a [...]

Priory Hall and the April Fool’s Day Legal Coincidences!
Open letter to Mr Thomas McFeely, Re the Priory Hall Apartment Complex in Donaghamede, Dublin 13 Dear Mr. McFeely, Do you remember me, I bought a two bedroomed apartment from you back in 2006 for nearly €300,000. I’ve just been offered a job in New Zealand and I’ve asked the local estate agent to sell [...]

Deadline for Scholarship Essays to be Submitted;

Date: June 14th, 2011 | Filed under: Blog

Trainee accountants, apprentice solicitors and barristers and other trainees such as architects and chartered secretaries ,have a great opportunity to submit a Great essay before Tuesday,12th June 2012 in order to be in with a chance to win a scholarship place on the forthcoming Foundation Course in Accredited Mediation, taking place on Friday 29th & Saturday 30th June 2012 in Dublin, successful candidates will go on then to complete Part 2, The Advanced Course and on successful completion of the examination process in September 2012 or January 2013, they will be eligible to join the panel of mediators with Mediation Forum Ireland and be entitled to the designation, Accredited Mediator. Full details of how to apply can be found here on this website under the scholarship section and those wishing to apply who miss this deadline can still submit an essay for the next Foundation Training which will take place in November 2012 in Dublin.

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