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ADR, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Domestic Courts, Future of mediation, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Singapore

(National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)/ /2 Comments

This post seeks to provide readers an update of a recent development in Singapore – the launch of the Primary Justice Project. While the Primary Justice Project does not relate specifically or solely to mediation, its goals are the same: the amicable resolution of disputes. During the State Courts Workplan 2013 (1 March 2013), the…

ADR, Developing the Field, EU Mediation Directive, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation

(NZ Centre for ICT Law & School of Law, Auckland University)/ /Leave a comment

The UK’s Civil Justice Council has recently reported (http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/civil-justice-council-explores-online-dispute-resolution/5040975.article) on an initiative to promote online dispute resolution, through setting up an Advisory Group. Heading that group is Dr Richard Susskind, one the strongest promoters of ODR and of the role information communication technology (ICT) in the practice of law. In line with the EU’s Directive…

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The recent publication of a study conducted for the European Parliament on Mediation, “Rebooting the Mediation Directive,” has contributed to the ongoing debate about effective mediation policy. I am the coordinator of that Study, whose results were based on 816 questionnaires completed by respondents from the 28 member states of the EU. The Study determined…

ADR, Developing the Field

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ADR is sleepwalking globally. It needs to be shaken out of its slumber. There is a way to do it. A truly Global Pound Conference! Mediation growth has stalled. Mediation is established as part of its dispute resolution structure in a few countries like the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore and the U.K., but even…

ADR, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, EU Directive on Mediation, EU Mediation Directive, Europe, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Lawyers, Legal Practice, Mediation Lawyering, Regulation, Scotland, Uncategorized

(University of Strathclyde)/ /1 Comment

I have written before in this blog about Scotland’s slow pace of change (http://kluwermediationblog.com/2012/05/12/mediation-in-scotland-some-practical-questions-and-a-nudge-in-the-right-direction/). A naturally cautious nation, our ‘old world’ response to new ideas has generally been ‘what’s wrong with the old ones?’ I was comforted by Constantin-Adi Gavrila’s recent post on this blog which underlined that Scotland is not the only European nation…

ADR, Commercial Mediation, Europe, International Mediation, Skills, Success in mediation, Uncategorized, Understanding mediation

(Brick Court Chambers / Clifton Chambers)/ /3 Comments

The annual ICC Commercial Mediation Competition is about to kick off in Paris, France on 7 February 2014 and as I write this 500 students from over 40 countries will be making their way to The City of Light by trains, planes and bus. Teams are drawn from law and business schools across the globe and…

ADR, Dispute Resolution, General

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Dear Readers, Welcome to 2014. In Hong Kong and the rest of the Chinese world this time of year represents a special type of temporality between the Western and Chinese New Year’s celebrations. This week, when people are wishing me a Happy New Year, I cannot be sure whether they referring to 1 January which…

ADR, Business, Commercial Mediation, Corporate Counsel's View, Dispute Resolution, Efficiency, General, Uncategorized

(Mediar360 - Dispute Resolution )/ /Leave a comment

It is almost a consensus nowadays that large and small companies, regardless of their business activity or industry segment, must integrate in their corporate and operational strategies a variety of social, economical, and environmental elements in order to not only effectively satisfy all stakeholders, but also to remain sustainable and competitive in the long run….

ADR, ADR Clauses, International Mediation, Med-Arb Clauses, Mediation Contract Clause, Regulation

(CMS)/ /1 Comment

On December 4, 2013, the ICC launched the new Mediation Rules which will replace the 2001 ADR Rules as from January 1, 2014. In the words of Hannah Tuempel, Manager of the ICC International Centre for ADR, “there’s no earth-shaking new change to the rules”. At the global launch event last Wednesday, ‘simple’ and ‘flexible’…