Proposing Alternative Dispute Resolutions and Settlement Methods for Legal Practitioners in Ireland

Produced in partnership with Clíodhna Buckley BL of The Bar of Ireland

Practice notes

Proposing Alternative Dispute Resolutions and Settlement Methods for Legal Practitioners in Ireland

Produced in partnership with Clíodhna Buckley BL of The Bar of Ireland

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers what settlement is, when and why you should attempt to settle disputes, who should be involved in attempts to settle a dispute and the consequences for not attempting to reach settlement. It broadly outlines some methods of settling disputes such as, lodgment of money in court and tenders, Calderbank offers, settling at a mediation and settling in arbitration. It also considers how to draft a settlement agreement and when settlement agreements can be set aside.

Settling disputes

Many disputes are settled outside of court. In recent years, there has been a growing interest and increase in the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve disputes, conflicts or claims. Once a claim has been made, a settlement agreement can be reached between the parties at any time prior to the trial date or on the day of the trial itself. It is important to note that a court may suggest that a matter should be resolved by way of a certain type of ADR process. If such a recommendation is

Clíodhna Buckley, BL

Barrister, The Bar of Ireland

Cliodhna was called to the Bar of Ireland in 2022. Since then, she has gained experience across a wide-range of areas with an emphasis on criminal law.��

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Cliodhna is the author of several articles including publications such as Cork Online Law Review (COLR) and ELSA Maastricht Law Review.��

Jurisdiction(s):

Ireland

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