Future of mediation

Bias, Brexit, Clients, Cognitive Bias, Commercial Mediation, Communication, Conflict, Decision making, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Interests, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Neuroscience, peace negotiations, Promoting Mediation, Scotland, Training

(Core Solutions Group)/ /2 Comments

I have just read Ian Macduff’s recent Kluwer blog (26 November: “Upheaval and resilience: a note from the Shaky Isles”). What a privilege it is, in this blog, to follow Ian’s erudite writing. He captures so well the spirit of the age, with all its uncertainty, tragedy, hope and opportunity. On that theme, my wife…

Developing the Field, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Legislation, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), National Mediation Laws, Regulation, Ukraine

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On the 3rd of November 2016 Verkhovna Rada – the Parliament of Ukraine – voted for the draft law “On mediation” on the first reading. This is indeed an important event for Ukrainian mediators as they have been working hard towards it during the last eight years. All previous attempts to pass the law through…

Developing the Field, Europe, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Legislation, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Regulation, Surveys

(Van Benthem & Keulen N.V.)/ /Leave a comment

Everywhere judicial policy makers are seeking new ways for the distribution of justice. In the Netherlands a project is underway to abolish all paperwork from the courts. Litigation will before long be conducted entirely digitally. In order to curtail government spending, experiments are being conducted to steer claimants away from the courts and become more…

Brexit, Clients, Developing the Field, Family Mediation, Future of mediation, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Neuroscience, Skills, Success in mediation

(Sabine Walsh Mediation)/ /4 Comments

Rather than use Brexit and the US elections as introductory examples of dramatic change, I’m going to use yesterday’s seismic event in Chicago instead. Yesterday, the Irish rugby team beat New Zealand’s All Blacks for the first time ever (111 years). If that hasn’t changed the landscape of rugby, I don’t know what will. Anyway,…

Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Med-Arb Clauses, Pre-arbitration Dispute Settlement Procedures, UNCITRAL

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Throughout the 20th century the arbitration house has dominated the landscape of international commercial dispute resolution. In the 21st century foundations are being laid for construction of a free-standing mediation house in international dispute resolution practice. Meanwhile a closer inspection of arbitration house reveals the ongoing construction of mediation and other ADR windows in its…

Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Legislation, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), National Mediation Laws, South America

(International Counsel, Arbitrator and Mediator)/ /Leave a comment

With the Rio 2016 Olympics still on some of our minds, mediation in Brazil may seem like a star shining far, far away. However this distance may be closer than we think as Brazil is a country where new approaches and modalities are starting to be used to deal with disputes because, among other things,…

Clients, Developing the Field, Future of mediation, Ireland, Mediation Users/Clients, Skills, Stories, Understanding mediation

(Sabine Walsh Mediation)/ /Leave a comment

It’s that time of year again! Mediation Awareness Week is about to kick off in Ireland, the UK and many other countries around the world. An enormous range of activities are being held to draw the attention of members of the public to mediation and its potential for resolving disputes. In Ireland alone these include…

Clients, Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Europe, Future of mediation, General, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Scotland

(Core Solutions Group)/ /Leave a comment

This blog synthesises some remarks I have made recently to policy-makers in Scotland. As I reflect on things, there are a lot of issues in the civil justice system in my country which remain of interest and concern. Not least, the number of ordinary folk caught up in the court system, paying a lot of…

Appointment of Mediators, Commercial Mediation, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), India, Judges as mediators, Legislation, Mediation Practice, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Regulation

(Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation (IIAM))/ /3 Comments

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India, notified the “Companies (Mediation and Conciliation) Rules, 2016” on September 9, 2016. With the publication of these Rules, Central Government introduces a structure of setting up of a panel of mediators or conciliators who will have the role to communicate the view of each party in…

Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mentoring, Training, Young Mediators

(Lawyer, Mediator and Trainer in Conflict Resolution)/ /2 Comments
Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

Change, transformation, and peace. These are some of the words that the participants of the project “Mediation: a new tool for dealing with conflicts In Youth Work” stated when we asked them to define their experience during that week. “Mediation: a new tool for dealing with conflicts In Youth Work” was a combined Training Course…