Mediation Institutions and Rules

Accreditation, Appointment of Mediators, Co-mediation, conlfict coaching, International Mediation, mediation as a career, Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mentoring, Training, Uncategorized, Young Mediators

(MCiArb, Mediator and Co-founder of YMI)/

Wherever we look, there is a variety of articles, blogs, keynotes and workshop topics all talking about the necessity to develop future leaders, understand the next generation(s) and attract the right talents. The mediation profession is no exception. With this article, I am encouraging every reader to actively develop and shape the future generation of…

Australia, Commercial Mediation, Domestic Courts, Governments/Public Sector, Judges as mediators, Jurisdiction, Mediation Institutions and Rules, mediation process, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.)

(Brick Court Chambers / Clifton Chambers)/ /3 Comments

Many jurisdictions have grappled with the extent to which their courts should get themselves involved in the mediation of litigated cases. Many different approaches have found favour around the globe, with diverse programs being implemented in courts from Hong Kong to Florida and places in between. Some courts are hands off while others are heavy handed…

ADR, Arbitration, Business, Commercial Mediation, Conflict, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, International Law, International Mediation, Legal Issues, Legislation, Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Middle East, National Mediation Laws, Understanding mediation

(Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II))/ /2 Comments
Young Mediators Initiative (YMI)

I am a young Lebanese graduate in mediation and currently training to practice in Paris. I frequently get asked the following questions: What is the mediation situation in the Middle East? Is it because your country is a non-mediation country that you are training in Europe? What is the mediation situation in the Middle East?…

Accreditation, Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Future of mediation, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mediation Users/Clients, Singapore, Standards

(National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)/ /2 Comments

Author’s Note: I would like to thank Ms. Eunice Chua, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for her contribution to this entry. 5 November 2014 was a momentous day for mediation in Singapore. It saw the launch of two mediation-related bodies, the Singapore International Mediation Institute and the Singapore International Mediation Centre. In April 2013, Singapore’s Chief…

Business, Developing the Field, Efficiency, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), mediation as a career, Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), National Mediation Laws, Public Policy, Uncategorized

(University of Strathclyde)/ /Leave a comment

Czech Innovation: “Mediation Assistants” Fascinating visit to the Czech Republic recently. I was asked to provide the training for a group of ‘mediation assistants’. Never having heard the term before I was intrigued. I flew to Prague (stag-night capital of Europe) and after a reasonably terrifying drive through a rainstorm arrived in in Hradec Králové,…

Mediation Institutions and Rules, Opt-In, Opt-Out

(Corporate counsel & author)/ /1 Comment

In his now famous Stanford Commencement Address in June 2005, Steve Jobs remarked: “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life…. [and] to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” One of the choices that we all…

Accreditation, ADR, Availability of Mediators, Clients, Commercial Mediation, Court Procedure and Litigation, Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Future of mediation, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), harmonisation of mediation law, International Mediation, Jurisdiction, Legal Issues, Legal Practice, Legislation, Mediation Act, Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), National Mediation Laws, Reform, Samoa, Stories, Training, Understanding mediation

(Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)/ /1 Comment

From the Samoan Observer 28 August 2013 Chief Justice, His Honour Patu Tiava’asue Falefatu Sapolu yesterday launched Samoa’s Mediation Rules 2013 during a gathering at the Samoa Tourism Authority (STA) fale. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi was among Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials present. Also present was the Speaker of the House, La’auli Leuatea…

ADR, Business, Commercial Mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Institutions and Rules, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Technology

(Mediar360 - Dispute Resolution )/ /1 Comment

The relationship between growth and the combination of knowledge and human capital is no surprise. The economic environment is fast changing and technology driven. The global economy is already what the economists call a knowledge economy, where value increasingly comes from innovation and intellectual property management. No country, region or organization can ignore the challenges…

Conventional wisdom, Developing the Field, Ethics, Impasse, mediation as a career, Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, Mediators’ Conduct, Mentoring, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Stories, Success in mediation, Training, Uncategorized

(University of Strathclyde)/ /6 Comments

Professions (and hence professionals) are both blessed and cursed with high expectations. The upside is clear: the public expects high standards, expertise and care, and in return is prepared to pay handsomely. The downside typically involves disciplinary sanctions against those not measuring up to those standards, although issues of probity rather than competence tend to…

ADR, Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, International Mediation, Mediation Institutions and Rules

(Esprit d’entente)/ /Leave a comment

On June 1, 2012, the revised version of the Swiss Rules on International Arbitration entered into force (see the recent following posts on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog: http://wolterskluwerblogs.com/blog/2012/05/31/revised-swiss-rules-of-international-arbitration-enter-into-force/ and http://wolterskluwerblogs.com/blog/2012/06/01/entry-into-force-of-the-revised-swiss-rules-of-international-arbitration-%E2%80%93-1-june-2012/). These new Rules (see text of the Swiss Rules at https://www.swissarbitration.org/sa/en/rules.php), based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, were initially enacted in 2004 in order to…