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 [...]

Fabric Firms Settle Dispute in Mediation

Date: May 12th, 2010 | Filed under: Mediation News

Two Irish companies which weave and supply treated fabric used for aircraft seats have settled, via mediation, their dispute in the Commercial Court against an English company who allegedly supplied them with a fabric fire-retardant product which caused corrosion in aircraft.

The case was taken last year by Botany Weaving Mill Ltd and Cuan Tamhnaigh Teoranta, which together employ 100 in Donegal and Dublin. The case was against Firestop Chemical Ltd, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire.

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