Mediation Practice

Book Review, Developing the Field, Family Mediation, Governments/Public Sector, Ireland, Mediation Practice, Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Public Policy, Regulation, Training

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This month I want to share with you a little gem of a mediation book, published late last year by the Irish state-funded Family Mediation Service (FMS). I wanted to review this book for two reasons – first of all, because it is an excellent publication which, though written in the context of the 25th…

Appointment of Mediators, Australia, Court Procedure and Litigation, Developing the Field, Domestic Courts, Efficiency, Evaluative Mediation, Governments/Public Sector, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mediation Lawyering, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediators’ Conduct, Public Policy, Reform, Regulation, Responsibility of States, Standards, Uncategorized

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As you would expect, judges are appointed for their ability to adjudicate, often untested at the time of elevation to the Bench. Once appointed, many jurisdictions around the world then ask their judges to suspend their adjudication skills in favour of mediating controversies coming before the court, often in an effort to reduce backlogs. And it seems…

Confidentiality, Efficiency, Mediation Agreement, Mediation Practice, Tactics

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One of the advantages of using mediation to achieve negotiated solutions is Parties’ possibility to separately communicate with the mediator within what it is called separate sessions or caucus. The differences of perception, the emotions and feelings determined by the ego, the stubbornness or the personality of Parties involved in a conflict are examples of…

Apology, Football, Impasse, Mediation Practice, Negotiation, Playbook, Steeler

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This story is for you if: You have made a big mistake in a negotiation and you need a way to recover; Your efforts at settlement have fallen on deaf ears; You have stepped in a negotiation minefield and you need to find a way to get back on track.   Periodically we find ourselves…

ADR, Bias, Costs in Mediation, Court Procedure and Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Domestic Courts, Efficiency, Europe, Governments/Public Sector, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Lawyers, Legal Issues, Mediation Institutions and Rules, Mediation Lawyering, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Public Policy, Reform, Uncategorized

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Scotland is a practical nation. The list of its inventions includes penicillin, anaesthetics, steam engines, tarmac roads and even the decimal point (see http://www.magicdragon.com/Wallace/thingscot.html#Ta). Like the rest of the UK its culture was in part forged by the ‘practical man’ of the Industrial Revolution, rejecting grand theory in favour of trial and error. Its lawyers,…

Book Review, Community Mediation, Mediation Practice, Not-for-Profit Organizations (NGO)

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400,000 mediation case referrals, and nearly 1 million service recipients yearly, with an army of 20,000 volunteer mediators and 1,300 full-time staff members… The State of Community Mediation Report demonstrates the current strength of the community mediation movement in the United States. The Report has recently been published by the National Association for Community Mediation…

Conflict, General, Impasse, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Mediators’ Conduct, peace negotiations, Settlement Agreements, Success in mediation

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For students of South-East Asian political struggles (come on, you know you are out there!) last month marked an important landmark. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front signed an historic peace agreement intended to bring an end to 25 years of violent conflict. Of course, this is…

Developing the Field, Ethics, Family Mediation, Ireland, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Mediators’ Conduct

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There is much discussion in Ireland at the moment on a proposed new piece of legislation on Mental Capacity. A 740-page Report on submissions to the relevant legislative committee was published yesterday , and though I have yet to even get through the introduction, I find myself wondering whether it might prove to be of…

Commercial Mediation, Confidentiality, Developing the Field, Due Process, Efficiency, General, Humorous Pieces, Impasse, mediation as a career, Mediation Lawyering, Mediation Practice, Uncategorized, War Stories

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Well, 143,000 if you believe Mr. Google –  but only one could have posted this must view for all mediators and mediation advocates. See this world class mediator in action at;  http://billwoodmediation.com/video (and be sure to watch videos 2 & 3) P.S Bill if you need help here is one of the world’s only pet mediators,…

Business, Commercial Mediation, Community Mediation, Court Procedure and Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Europe, Legal Practice, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Success in mediation, Surveys, Uncategorized

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Since April 2005 there have been two structural provisions for referral to mediation: via the Legal Desk and via the Judiciary. Besides, conflicting parties can start mediation on their own initiative or after referral by other bodies. Other referring bodies comprise, for instance, occupational health and safety services, social services, youth services, the police, social…