Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.)

ADR, Costs in Mediation, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Third Party Funding, Uncategorized

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In a world where business disputes can drag on for years and generate exorbitant costs, mediation stands out as an efficient path to resolving conflicts more quickly and economically. However, when third-party litigation funding is involved, the dynamics shift significantly. The key question is: does litigation funding encourage mediation, or does it become an obstacle…

Brazil, Dispute Resolution, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation and Society, Uncategorized

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On April 25th, 2024, I had the privilege to speak at the V SIFRA Seminar on Innovations and Tools for Revenue Recovery and Alternative Revenues (SIFRA). The event, acronym for Fiscal Innovations Seminar, is a renowned gathering that brings together bright minds to discuss ideas, research, and innovative solutions, always with a focus on municipal…

Communication, Decision making, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Domestic Courts, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Opt-Out, Promoting Mediation, Public Policy, Scotland

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The idea of using insights from behavioural science to achieve desirable policy goals burst into popular consciousness with the publication of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (R Thaler and C Sunstein, Yale University Press, 2008.) It describes the appealing notion that people can be encouraged to make good choices by the way…

ADR, Brazil, Cooperation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Efficiency, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation, Uncategorized

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The inspiration to write this article came from a film I watched recently – The Whale – starring Brendan Fraser, who plays an obese man leading an extremely sedentary life. In my opinion, his character’s (Charlie) physiognomy is one of the elements that captures the story narrative. Again, the inspiration to write the article, after…

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

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University of Strathclyde, host to Learning by Doing, mediation clinic conference

By the everyday miracle of Zoom, Carrie Menkel-Meadow spoke from her LA office to a Glasgow conference with a worldwide audience. Wrapping up ‘Learning by Doing,’ the UK’s first conference devoted to mediation clinics, her keynote described the inspiration for a whole career: a colleague in her legal aid office in the 1970s. While Carrie…

Accreditation, Developing the Field, Ethics, Experience, Experts, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Instinct, Mediators’ Conduct, Surveys, Training, Values and attributes of a mediator

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Given the confidential nature of mediation, it is a rare set of circumstances that allow us to catch a glimpse into the mediator’s craft. The current review of the professional standards governing Australia’s accredited mediators provides one such opportunity, The review seeks, to the extent permissible, to uncover what practitioners are actually doing, including the…

Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Leadership, Mediation Practice, Neuroscience, Personal Development, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Reflective Practice, Scotland, The role of the mediator, Uncategorized

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The process of discerning what to write about in a blog is interesting. Sometimes inspiration comes quickly. On other occasions, there is a barren wilderness, or a hotchpotch of half-formed ideas. This month feels like the last of these. I thought to write about a really excellent new book by the Oxford economists, Paul Collier…

Appointment of Mediators, COVID-19, cross-border mediation, Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Economics, Efficiency, Email, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International commercial mediation, Japan, Legal Issues, mediated settlement agreement, Mediation Practice, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Singapore, Singapore Convention on Mediation

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Hot off the heels of the Singapore Convention, The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) and the Japan International Mediation Center (JIMC) on 12 September 2020 signed a Memorandum of Understanding to operate a joint protocol that provides cross-border businesses, including companies along the Singapore-Japan corridor, with an economical, expedited and effective route for resolving commercial…

ADR, Corporate Counsel's View, Costs in Mediation, cross-border mediation, Developing the Field, Experience, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Research, SIDRA Survey, Singapore, Surveys, Technology

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This is the final part of a series of posts on The Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy’s (‘SIDRA’) recently released International Dispute Resolution Survey: 2020 Final Report (‘2020 SIDRA Survey’). The SIDRA Survey delves into the user experiences of Legal Users (lawyers and legal advisers) and Client Users (corporate executives and in-house counsel) in international…

Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International commercial mediation, International Mediation, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, SIDRA Survey, Singapore, Singapore Convention on Mediation, Surveys, Understanding mediation, user perspectives

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This is part 2 of a 3 part blog series highlighting select findsings from the SIDRA Survey 2020. To read Part 1, click here. The SIDRA Survey delves into the user experiences of Legal Users (lawyers and legal advisers) and Client Users (corporate executives and in-house counsel) in international commercial dispute resolution. Through an examination…