mediation as a career

Conflict, Developing the Field, Gender, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mediation Training, Personal Development, Uncategorized, Values and attributes of a mediator

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Soon after I started mediating, a client said “This must be a really satisfying job, when it’s successful.” I remember thinking it’s really satisfying even when it isn’t. This was my first glimpse of a question that has fascinated me ever since: what makes mediators tick? Why would anyone place themselves in midst of other…

ADR, Dispute Resolution, Hong Kong, Mediation and Society, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice

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Ms Machimdhorn Khampiranont (“MA”) is the Acting Managing Director of Thailand Arbitration Center (“THAC”), which has been set up to support and provide neutral and independent alternative dispute resolution services of international standards. Prior to holding the present position as THAC’s Acting Managing Director, MA was initially appointed as THAC’s Registrar and subsequently became the…

Discrimination, Dispute Resolution, mediation as a career, Mediation wisdom, Mediator's Image, Promoting Mediation, Values and attributes of a mediator

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What is Cab Rank Rule? The Four Bars (namely, England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland) have recently issued a joint statement on the cab rank rule. According to the statement, the cab rank rule mandates barristers not to discriminate between clients, and that they must take on any case provided that it is…

Mediation, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mediation Skills, Mediation wisdom

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In 2006, the Hong Kong Government introduced a scheme that marriages can be officiated by civil celebrants at a time and a venue chosen by the couple. Since then, I have been practising as a civil celebrant along with my other areas of practice. At the time of becoming a civil celebrant, I thought officiating…

Creativity, Future of mediation, Mediation and Society, Mediation as a business, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mediation wisdom, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Promoting Mediation

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In the famous story of Noah’s Ark, Noah questions God about how he will find the animals he has been instructed to put in the ark. God replies, ‘If you build it, they will come’. The consistent repetition of this quotation throughout history (think of Kevin Costner’s movie Field of Dreams ) has created something…

Family Mediation, Hong Kong, Mediation, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mediation wisdom, Mediator's Image, Values and attributes of a mediator

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Dear Young Mediation Enthusiast, Thank you for writing to me again. Time really flies as my last letter to you was written ten months ago on 2 December 2021. It is most encouraging to hear that you have been doing mediation cases of different nature and you find the work as a family mediator most…

Accreditation, ADR, Australia, Conciliation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mediation Training, Research, Standards

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The consultation phase of the independent review of the Australian National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS Review 2020-22) was completed in May and Findings and Recommendations are now available. The NMAS has been reviewed twice since its implementation in 2008. The Mediator Standards Board(MSB) share on their website that the most recent review was led by…

ADR, Apology, Dispute Resolution, International Mediation, Mediation, mediation as a career, Promoting Mediation, Uncategorized

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Mr Rimsky Yuen GBM SC JP was appointed as the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (“Hong Kong Government”) on 1 July 2012. Prior to July 2012, Rimsky practised as a barrister primarily in different areas of commercial law. Apart from acting as advocate in court or arbitral proceedings, he…

Chinese Culture, Mediation, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mediation Skills, Mindset, peace negotiations, Philosophy, Settlement Agreements

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Below was a conversation between two Chinese philosophers, namely, Huizi (“Hui”) and Zhuangzi (“Zhuang”) on the Joy of Fish when they were strolling on a bridge over River Hao more than two thousand two hundred years ago.   Zhuang :    That minnow swims leisurely and it must be joyful. Hui        :   You…

Mediation, mediation as a career, Mediation Skills, Mediation wisdom, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Values and attributes of a mediator, Zoom

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As a mediator, have you ever come across a situation where the parties and their respective legal representatives insist to have a face-to-face mediation session with you against a backdrop of sudden rise of confirmed Covid cases in your city to the extent that social distancing measures are being tightened and the Judiciary has announced…