A Consultation Paper on Alternative Dispute Resolution authored by the Law Reform Commission of Ireland is out today.
I can’t find the full text of the 356 page paper but it should appear at the Commission’s Reports or Consultation page soon.
Meanwhile here is a summary of the 36 provisional recommendations and a press report here.
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