RIAI Conciliation Refresher Course - The Standing Conciliator

Speakers 

John Deaton B.Arch. F.R.I.A.I., Dip. Arb. Law, F.C.I.Arb. M.I.I

John Deaton graduated as an architect at University College Dublin in 1977.  Director of Deaton Lysaght Architects since 1990 (retired - 2019).

Founder of Deaton Dispute Resolution 2017. Arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator with a keen interest in resolving disputes by consensual means.

Served on the Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Irish Branch 2013-2019:

• Founder chairman of the C.I.Arb Planning and Environmental Mediation Group
• Conciliation Skills trainer and sub-group chairman at C.I.Arb
• Member of the Mediators Institute of Ireland

RIAI-nominated director of The Heritage Contractors’ Assessment Board and a visiting lecturer on the Construction Industry Federation Conservation Course. Since 1999 John has acted as arbitrator, conciliator and mediator on a wide range of disputes. He has written and presented extensively on ADR and is committed to it's development and promotion as a practical and efficient way of resolving disputes. He is currently acting as Standing Conciliator on a large project.

James O’Donoghue, FRIAI - Architect & Arbitrator / Director and Founder

Dip. Arch. B. (Arch.) Sc., Dip.Proj.Man. Dip.Arb. Dip.I.C.Arb., FRIAI, RIBA, FCI Arb. Chartered Architect (I’ntl), Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator (C.E.D.R., CIArb)

James O’Donoghue is a graduate of DIT and Trinity College Dublin. He holds a Diploma in Project Management from TCD, a Diploma in Arbitration from the School of Law, UCD and a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (CI Arb – Keble College, Oxford).

James’ special interest is Project Management / Legal Affairs relating to Built Environment Plans & Projects. James served two terms as Vice President of the R.I.A.I. and one term as Honorary Treasurer. He is a former Hon. Secretary of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Irish Branch. He has served as Chairman of the Liaison Committee – RIAI / CIF / SES / EI / ACEI and is a current RIAI Delegate on that Committee. He is an Executive Committee Member of Arbitration Ireland, a Committee Member of C.I.Arb. – Irish Branch and active in RIAI Practice and Legal Affairs activities.

James is active as Arbitrator and Mediator in International Commercial Dispute Resolution on Built Environment matters.

Conor Kelly, B.Arch, LL.B, BL, Dip EIAMgmt, FRIAI, FCIArb

Conor is an architect, chartered arbitrator, adjudicator (member of the ministerial panel of adjudicators), conciliator, standing conciliator, mediator, expert witness and (non-practicing) barrister. He studied architecture in Dublin and the USA, graduating in 1980 and has practiced in Galway since 1983 - following a short period of initial practice in Australia. Conor was called to the Bar in 1990 and has been appointed approx. 120 times in relation to disputes as Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Conciliator, Mediator, Expert Determiner and or Expert Witness, he currently holds active briefs as Arbitrator, Conciliator, Mediator, Expert Witness and Standing Conciliator

Brian O’Connell Arch B L MUBC FRIAI RIBA ARB

Brian O’Connell,  B Arch BL MUBC FRIAI RIBA: Consultant to O’Connell Mahon Architects; qualified as Bachelor of Architecture: First Hons (NUI) in 1968; Barrister at Law First Hons (Kings Inns) 1979; Master Urban and Building Conservation (NUI) 2011; Member of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (1970); Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (1976), Fellow of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (1987), President of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (1990-1991). Architect in private practice since 1974; Chairman European Commission GAIPEC International Sub-Committee on Liability in the European Construction Industry 1992-1995; Occasional Lecturer to NUI and University of Ulster; Arbitrator-Conciliator (RIAI); Mediator (MFI) Adjudicator (C.I. Arb).  Responsibility for executed individual projects up to the value of €100 million.

Niall Meagher, MRIAI, Dipl.Arch B.Arch.Sci Dip.Proj.Mgmt Dipl.Arb FCIArb. MRIAI

Niall is the Managing Director of interactive Project Managers (IPM); the practice specialises in Architect lead construction project management. Current IPM projects include Dublin Landings for Ballymore (RKD and Arrow Architects), the High Roof replacement project for Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (Benjamin and Beauchamp Architects) and Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club (Douglas Wallace Architects). Niall is chair of the RIAI Contracts drafting group (update of the RIAI yellow form of contract); lecturer in Contract to the annual UCD professional practice course; Niall is a practicing Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Conciliator / Mediator and has been appointed as Conciliator and Standing Conciliator on a number of public works contracts.

Seamus Duggan, Joint Managing Director of Duggan Brothers

Seamus Duggan (Joint Managing Director) of Duggan Brothers (Contractors) Ltd. Duggan Brothers are a General Building Contractor trading since 1923, employing approximately 120 management, supervisory, technical and support staff, annual turnover currently €100m. Undertaking projects across all sectors with a 60:40 split between public and private contracts.

Seamus trained as a Quantity Surveyor, graduating from Bolton St. in 1996, and subsequently completed the Post Graduate Contract Law & Contract Administration course in Trinity College Dublin. An Ex-President of the MBCA (Master Builders & Contractors Association) and currently sitting on the MBCA Council and the Tendering, Procurement & Contract Committee of the CIF.

Brian Swan, Retired as Deputy City Architect Dublin City Council

Brian Swan retired as Deputy City Architect Dublin City Council in 2018 having worked thirty six years in local government. He started in the then Dublin Corporation before moving to Dublin County Council. When it morphed into three separate authorities he went with South Dublin County Council. This was followed by twelve years in Kildare County Council before moving back to Dublin City Council for the decade before retirement. During his career he worked across the range of local government projects with an emphasis on housing, in all its guises, and in the latter year’s public realm. 

Dan Daye, MRIAI, McCauley Daye O’Connell Architects

Dan has a reputation for the successful delivery of complex and difficult projects having worked on the execution side of McCauley Daye O’Connell Architects since its inception. He has worked on large scale and complex commercial urban projects with expertise in a wide variety of building types, specialising in residential, workplace and hospitality.

Over the last 3 years his successfully completed buildings include; Barettestown Lodge Restaurant Pavilion, Opus Residences, RCSI Beaumont Research and Education Centre and the VHI’s Scots Church HQ Offices. All of these buildings have won multiple awards for excellence in architecture, interior design, accessibility, conservation and façade engineering.

Dan serves on the RIAI Practice Committee and heads up the RIAI ADR Taskforce and is active in the ADR arena.