Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Mediation Practice, Regulation

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What is it about disputes in regulated sectors that make them suited to mediation? Regulated sectors are ripe for disputes. Whether it’s the energy, financial or telecoms sector, there are often incumbent players that own key infrastructure that is essential for delivering services to customers. At the same time new entrants may be vying for…

Co-mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), mediation as a career

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In 2017 we find that the mediation market is lumpy. There is a relatively small pool of mediators, including the founding fathers and mothers of mediation, who firmly established credibility and respect for the discipline, who have honed their craft over the years and who are now the “go to” individuals for probably the majority…

Brexit, Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Legal Practice, Mediation Practice, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.)

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Earlier this month we published the first part of this two-part series on the mediation of competition law disputes. In this, the second part, Suzanne Rab, a barrister at Serle Court specialising in EU and UK competition law and regulation with a busy practice as a mediator, continues to share her insights on mediation in this niche…

ADR, Commercial Mediation, cross-border mediation, Dispute Resolution, Europe, Future of mediation

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We first worked together in the competition law department of an international law firm. 14 years have since passed – at a spirited pace – and we now find ourselves, for an assortment of reasons and opportunities, working in mediation. On a rainy summer’s day in London, I met with Suzanne Rab, a barrister at…