Co-mediation

Brazil, Co-mediation, Cross-cultural, Dispute Resolution, General, Singapore, Singapore Convention on Mediation, Uncategorized

(Mediar360 - Dispute Resolution )/ /4 Comments

My participation in the Singapore Convention Week (SC Week, August 2022), at the invitation of the Singapore Minister of Justice and the UNCITRAL Academy, has raised my awareness about the advantages of co-mediation. As I mentioned in my previous post, among several relevant topics discussed on our panel , the one related to the benefits…

Civil rights, Co-mediation, Communication, Conflict, Cooperation, COVID-19, Dialogue, Europe, General, Governments/Public Sector, insider and outsider mediators, Interests, International Mediation, Investor-state mediation, Mediation Outcomes, mediation process, Public Policy, Transformation, Trust

(Bill Marsh Mediator)/ /4 Comments

In a few weeks’ time I will come to the end of a two-year mediation engagement in South Eastern Europe. The conflict in question relates to environmental pollution. The issues are complex and heavily contested, and there are many stakeholders – government, city authorities, environmental groups, investors and business, to name a few. It has…

Appointment of Mediators, Co-mediation, Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Discrimination, Experience, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Leadership, Mediation and Society, mediation as a career, Mentoring, Personal Development, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Scotland, Uncategorized, Young Mediators

(University of Strathclyde)/ /3 Comments
Do Black Lives Matter

“Racially discriminatory behavior may be reduced more effectively when racial issues are made salient rather than ignored or obscured.” (1) This week I’ve been thinking about white privilege. Ok, my white privilege. Like much of the planet I was horrified by the casual, almost routine asphyxiation of George Floyd. I wasn’t surprised by protest and…

Accreditation, Co-mediation, COVID-19, Creativity, Developing the Field, Flexibility, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Leadership, Mediation as a business, Mediation Practice, Online Mediation, Personal Development, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Preparation, Reflective Practice, Skills, Training, Workplace Mediation

(Bond & Bond Mediation / University of Wildau )/ /Leave a comment

Going online is an opportunity to rethink old ways and try out new ones. For mediators, trainers, coaches, and teachers. Professionally the crisis can be an opportunity. While of course also a threat, with loss of business and income in many sectors, including mediation, facilitation and coaching. The competition for work may become tougher. This…

ADR, Brazil, Co-mediation, Commercial Mediation, Dispute Resolution, lawyers in mediation, Young Mediators

(Mediar360 - Dispute Resolution ) and (Attorney at Law (New York Bar))/ /Leave a comment

Last month, we had the presence of Ahdieh (Ati) Alipour Herisi in Brazil as a judge for the occasion of the CPR International Mediation Competition . Ati is a young, enthusiastic and brilliant lawyer and mediator who was born in Iran and lived, studied and worked in many different places such as Los Angeles, New…

Co-mediation, Experience, Skills, Young Mediators

(University of Strathclyde)/ /13 Comments
Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

It was a phrase I’d imagined silently echoing in the minds of parties, co-mediators and solicitors, but this was the only time I had heard it vocalized. It was uttered during one of my first coordinator roles in the civil courts of Scotland, where my role was to inform and promote the services of the…

ADR, China, Co-mediation, Commercial Mediation, cross-border mediation, Developing the Field, Italy, Mediation Practice

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A recent experience as co-mediator for the Italy China Business Mediation Centre  (a mediation centre jointly run by the Milan Chamber of Arbitration and CCPIT Mediation Centre) with a CCPIT (The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade) mediator from China in a commercial dispute between a Chinese company and an Italian company, has…

Appointment of Mediators, Co-mediation, Commercial Mediation, cross-border mediation, Future of mediation, International commercial mediation, International Mediation, Uncategorized

(Brick Court Chambers / Clifton Chambers)/ /Leave a comment

Having looked at The Rise of Co Mediation in Mega Mediations last month and the challenges such cases pose for mediators, let’s get a little closer to the inner workings of these mediations, especially at the intake stage. So many moving parts – the people, the paper, the posturing –  like a long haul plane sitting…

Appointment of Mediators, Co-mediation, Future of mediation

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

With the rise of the mega case – often funded class actions – a unique challenge for mediation is emerging. It is just as Danny McFadden says in his recent post on China’s modern day silk road initiative Big Projects, Big Disputes – Bring in the Mediators; “mediation is a proven dispute resolution tool for…

Co-mediation, Community Mediation, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, memory, Mentoring, Non-violent communication, Reflective practise, Speediation, Stories, Tips, Uncategorized, Young Mediators

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Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

Do you remember mediating your first mediation? In this blog I share my early mediation experiences, calling upon the veterans amongst you to travel down memory lane and rummage around in all those dusty, nostalgic moments. I invite you to share them with those of us who are yet to slay that first mediation dragon…