International commercial mediation

Brexit, Communication, Community Mediation, Conflict, Cross-cultural, Dialogue, International commercial mediation, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Standards

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Raymond Williams, Resources of Hope (published posthumously in 1989), p. 118 I write and will upload this blog on the eve of my departure for Paris and the ICC’s 12th International Commercial Mediation Competition. On the ‘due date’ for this blog, I’ll be somewhere between Auckland and London. Again, it will be my huge pleasure…

Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Dialogue, India, International commercial mediation, Promoting Mediation, Young Mediators

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From 11th to 14th January 2017, the second edition of Lex Infinitum was held at V.M. Salgaocar College of Law, University of Goa, Panjim, India. Lex Infinitum – law to the max – stands for an exploration of ADR in India, and particularly the promotion of mediation. The event in Goa is a mediation competition,…

Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International commercial mediation, International Law, International Mediation, Legal Issues, Legal Practice, mediated settlement agreement, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), New York Convention, Policy, Reform, UNCITRAL

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If you have been following this four-part series, you will be aware that Nadja Alexander, Anna Howard and I have been reflecting on a very current subject for the dispute resolution community: the enforceability of international commercial settlement agreements resulting from mediation. This week, the UNCITRAL Working Group II on arbitration and conciliation has been…

Commercial Mediation, Conciliation, Developing the Field, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International commercial mediation, International Law, International Mediation, Legal Issues, Legal Practice, mediated settlement agreement, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), New York Convention, Policy, Reform, Settlement Agreements, UN and International Organizations, UNCITRAL

(Singapore Management University), (Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy), and (Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London)/ /2 Comments

The 65th session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II on arbitration and conciliation in Vienna has commenced. Many mediators have been keenly monitoring the Working Group’s deliberations and discussions concerning the enforcement of international commercial settlement agreements resulting from conciliations (iMSAs). An unresolved but crucial question is the exact form that the final instrument should take….

Conciliation, Developing the Field, Enforcement of a Mediation Clause, Enforcement of an ADR Clause, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International commercial mediation, International Law, International Mediation, Legal Issues, Legal Practice, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), National Mediation Laws, New York Convention, Regulation, UNCITRAL, UNCITRAL Model Law

(Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy), (Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London), and (Singapore Management University)/ /1 Comment

As the 65th session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II on arbitration and conciliation nears, it seems timely to reflect on the issues likely to be discussed and debated in Vienna this week. In this post, I focus on the legitimacy of a proposed multilateral convention on the recognition and enforceability of international mediated settlement…