Construction Dispute?

95% of construction disputes are settled via mediation and conciliation, where the parties themselves remain in control

We are focused on advising and supporting parties who are involved in construction disputes. John F O’Brien is a fully qualified conciliator and mediator and can be appointed by a sole party or all parties as mediator and resolution expert in complicated construction disputes within in Ireland and the UK.

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We handle all kinds of difficult Construction Disputes, from legal mediation and conciliator through to resolving construction disputes we can help find closure.

John F O’Brien is a CEDR-accredited commercial mediator, a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a practising CIF arbitrator. When he is appointed to conduct a hearing, he sets out to manage the process to achieve a speedy and fair closure. John’s expertise in and forensic knowledge of construction, and of the law as it applies there, is highly valued in the construction industry in Ireland.

When John sits as mediator in their case, both parties benefit from his detailed knowledge of the sector and his ferocious forensic abilities, all of which help enormously in speeding the process to a successful conclusion.

“When I act as the referee in a dispute our keynote values apply; fairness, impartiality and integrity.” knowledge of the sector and our ferocious forensic abilities. That helps enormously in speeding the process to a successful conclusion.

Fairness, Impartiality and Integrity

Our legal services handle all kinds of contracts, not just the big complicated disputes, even though most the cases we deal with are just that. “While we represent and advise some of the biggest construction firms in Ireland and the world, we do the same for smaller domestic contractors and sub-contractors.” We can also provide the same level of service to those who employ the contractors, whether they are private individuals, companies, or big clients in the public sector. 

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FAQs

What is dispute resolution?

Dispute resolution can involve one or more processes, where the parties to a dispute come to an agreed forum in an attempt to resolve their differences without adversarial court proceedings

What is the process and what solutions does Mediation offer?

There are four main processes that constitute solutions that lead to outcomes that are positive for all parties; Adjudication, Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation.

What is the Strategic Dimension in Construction Disputes

The strategic or ‘political’ factor is one which we ignore at our peril. No dispute takes place outside a wider context made up of the culture of the business, trends in the sector and the economy, and existing relationships between the parties to a dispute, and to other parties.

IN PRACTICE, THE STRATEGIC DIMENSION means that decisions on what is an acceptable solution in a dispute must take account of the wider context around a dispute, and of the implications for the future if a party insists on a ‘harder’ solution than is on offer, or may seem fair.