Dispute Resolution

Causes of Conflict, Conflict, Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Ethics, Europe, International Law, International Mediation, UN and International Organizations, UNCITRAL Model Law

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This is the first of a series of four blog postings written by Nadja Alexander , Michael Leathes , Tina Monberg and Irena Vanenkova. Achieving the promise of mediation in conflicts that threaten the stability of societies and economies is one of the most important challenges of our time. Inspiring progress has been made in…

ADR, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, General, Mentoring, Training, Transformation

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Last year, I wrote about the Peacemakers’ Initiative and talked a little about its intent, objectives and effect. This year, I want to provide readers, by way of update, a development that is both touching and an indication that things are on the right track. To set the context, the Peacemakers’ Conference is an initiative…

Accreditation, ADR, Appointment of Mediators, Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, Confidentiality and Transparency, Corporate Counsel's View, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International Mediation

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Part 1 of this post touched on rumblings for more transparency in arbitration. But there is more than the distant sound of thunder, and it’s coming closer. As arbitration and mediation are both highly competitive and fragmented fields, it is hard for providers to act collectively. Yet they must. The only forums where arbitration organizations…

Arbitration, Business, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Due Process, Enforcement

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On 25th and 26th June, the ICC and FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers: http://fidic.org/) hosted their annual conference in Paris. While most of the discussion was, understandably, concerned with either arbitration or adjudication – the latter involving primarily Disputes Boards (http://www.dbfederation.org/) acting under FIDIC contracts – mediation made an appearance at a number of…

ADR, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation

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UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres took part in Prague from Friday June 7 to Saturday June 8 20013. What are the newest developments mentioned during the symposium? The beginning of the June 2013 was affected by heavily floods that stroke in all the Czech Republic and that threatened the Czech capital Prague. By coincidence,…

ADR, Arbitration, Clients, Commercial Mediation, Corporate Counsel's View, Dispute Resolution, General, India, Legal Issues

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This month of May witnessed the launch of the India International ADR Association (IIADRA). And what a blast it was! Judicial luminaries, leading lights of the legal profession, business leaders and politicians all descending upon the gorgeous port city of Kochi on the southwestern Indian coast in the state of Kerala. At first glance Kochi…

Conflict, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Mentoring, Scotland, Skills, Training, Uncategorized

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Another new mediation venture in Scotland: last week saw the launch of University of Strathclyde Mediation Clinic (http://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/lawschool/mediationclinic/ ). While by no means a new idea, it’s the first in this jurisdiction. The response took us by surprise. We were graced with the presence of the University’s Principal, a judge, lawyers, sponsors, advice agencies, academics…

'Money-only' Cases, Appointment of Mediators, Availability of Mediators, Commercial Mediation, Conventional wisdom, Corporate Counsel's View, Dispute Resolution, Evaluative Mediation, Future of mediation, General, Instinct, Lawyers, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, mediation traditions, Skills, Surveys

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Most mediators I know graduated from the Facilitative School of Mediation – and we could spend much ink here debating exactly what that means but to my mind we were essentially taught to own the process and butt out of the outcome. Recently there have been a number of calls for mediators to do more – more what is…

Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Practice

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A new study of dispute resolution practices in Fortune 1,000 corporations shows that many large companies are using binding arbitration less often and relying more on mediated negotiation and other approaches aimed at resolving disputes informally, quickly and inexpensively. The 2011 survey of corporate counsel developed by researchers at Cornell University’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict…

ADR, Business, Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.)

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Since 2010, when the Brazilian National Council of Justice (CNJ), the agency that controls and manages the quality of civil services rendered by the Brazilian Judiciary Power, issued Resolution no. 125 , the mediation market in Brazil became considerably more active. This new Public Policy provided instructions on the proper handling of conflicts within the…