Dispute Resolution

Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), History of mediation, Legal Issues, Mediation Outcomes, mediation process, Promoting Mediation, Research, Scotland, Uncategorized, Understanding mediation

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(This blog is adapted from a longer version published by Prof John Lande as part of Theories of Change for the Dispute Resolution Movement: Actionable Ideas to Revitalize Our Movement. The Theory of Change symposium asked mediators and scholars to think big about their dreams and visions for the future, and was recently published on…

ADR, Dispute Resolution, Legislation, National Mediation Laws, Promoting Mediation, Regulation, Uzbekistan

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Introduction This post provides an overview of legal aspects of mediation in Uzbekistan. It will start with some brief historical background information and proceed to the analysis of the Law “On Mediation”, other relevant laws and amendments that were made to facilitate the use of mediation in Uzbekistan. Historical Background The use of various dispute…

ADR, Conciliation, Consumer conciliation, Dispute Resolution, Europe, Mandatory mediation, Mediation and Society

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Two days ago I attended a birthday party – one of Germany’s most active consumer conciliation bodies celebrated its ten-year anniversary. There was an interesting panel discussion on the role of consumer conciliation in Germany and in Europe, particularly given that the European Union has attempted to promote this service through its DIRECTIVE 2013/11/EU on…

ADR, Argument, Australia, Communication, Conflict, Creativity, Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Society, mediation models

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  Kindergarten and conflict – Pre-school leadership in conflict resolution. Becoming a devoted Grandma has been a surprising and enriching learning experience for me. The early childhood teaching and learning regime in Australia (and across the world) is truly remarkable and is revolutionising how children engage with the world. An important element of this is…

Dispute Resolution, Europe, Greece, Legislation, Mandatory mediation, National Mediation Laws, Regulation

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Introductory Remarks Nine years after the enactment of Law 3898/2010, which was the first piece of legislation to regulate mediation in Greece in compliance with Directive 2008/52/EC on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters, and almost one year and a half after its replacement by Articles 178-206 of Law 4512/2018, Law 4640/2019…

ADR, cross-border mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, ICSID, International Mediation, Investor-state mediation, Trade

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Over the past decade, the concept of resolving international investment disputes through mediation has gained traction among States, practitioners and academics. This is seen in the significant number of recent investment treaties that refer to mediation either as a pre-condition to arbitration, or as a stand-alone mechanism for resolving disputes. Support for mediation is also…

ADR, Corporate Counsel's View, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, EU Directive on Mediation, EU Mediation Directive, Europe, Future of mediation, Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17, Interests, Lawyers, Leadership, Mediation Institutions and Rules, Negotiation, Promoting Mediation, Skills, Training, user perspectives

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At a lunch at Globe House, Temple Place in London in early 2006 on a balcony overlooking the Thames, the host, Michael Leathes, then an in-house corporate counsel with some years of user experience in mediation and the arb-med hybrid, asked me and the others present – Jeremy Lack, Tina Monberg, Miryana Nešić and Irena…

ADR, Conflict, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Fear

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People have very good reasons not to want to enter into dialogue with each other over conflict (with or without mediation). By this, I am not considering the rational choice that a dispute or conflict is “not suited” to mediation since the chances of a better outcome without amicable resolution are deemed higher. It is…

Conflict, Creativity, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Reflective Practice

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Holidays are a wonderful thing. Not only are they a great opportunity to step outside the obligations and scheduling of daily life, they open the space where the bigger picture lives. And so it was for me in my lovely apartment at the top of the cliff in Riomaggiore on the Cinque Terre in Italy….

ADR, Dispute Resolution, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR)

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Online mediators are increasingly in demand in the first online state courts. However, with the inevitable emergence of artificial intelligence-aided online courts, what will the future role of these mediators be? What is the difference between online dispute resolution (“ODR”) and state online courts? The short answer is none. Only a few years ago ODR…