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Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Future of mediation, Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17, International commercial mediation, Mediation Users/Clients, Promoting Mediation

(Bond & Bond Mediation / University of Wildau )/ /2 Comments

This blog comes (almost live) from the Berlin Global Pound conference, held on 24 March 2017. This was the 13th in a series of 39 coordinated events on commercial dispute resolution mechanisms around the world. The name goes back to the 1976 Pound conference in St. Paul, which marked a key moment in the advent…

Appointment of Mediators, Below the line, Bias, Clients, Future of mediation, General, Instinct, Intuition, Lawyers and Psychologists, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Users/Clients, Mediators’ Conduct, Perception, Philosophy, Quality, Standards, Success in mediation

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How many of us share the experience I have had – sitting on the last train home, late at night, with a day’s mediating behind me and no settlement? Perhaps even no meaningful progress towards a settlement? Occasionally, no offers even made? And as you do so, perhaps you find that your thoughts veer from:…

Developing the Field, Future of mediation, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Ireland, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients

(Sabine Walsh Mediation)/ /1 Comment

This year, I think I have seen more articles on why and how NOT to make New Year’s Resolutions than making them. I’m not sure what this says about us, or about such resolutions, but, never one to miss an opportunity to make a nice list, I have made some mediation-specific resolutions nonetheless. First of…

Language, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Users/Clients, Mediators’ Conduct, Scotland, Skills, Transformation

(Core Solutions Group)/ /19 Comments

“I often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things … their lives frequently embody a truth expressed by Mother Teresa, from this year Saint Teresa of Calcutta. She once said: ‘Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love’. But even with the inspiration of…

Brexit, Clients, Developing the Field, Family Mediation, Future of mediation, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Neuroscience, Skills, Success in mediation

(Sabine Walsh Mediation)/ /4 Comments

Rather than use Brexit and the US elections as introductory examples of dramatic change, I’m going to use yesterday’s seismic event in Chicago instead. Yesterday, the Irish rugby team beat New Zealand’s All Blacks for the first time ever (111 years). If that hasn’t changed the landscape of rugby, I don’t know what will. Anyway,…

Clients, Developing the Field, Future of mediation, Ireland, Mediation Users/Clients, Skills, Stories, Understanding mediation

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It’s that time of year again! Mediation Awareness Week is about to kick off in Ireland, the UK and many other countries around the world. An enormous range of activities are being held to draw the attention of members of the public to mediation and its potential for resolving disputes. In Ireland alone these include…

Accreditation, cross-border mediation, Europe, International Law, Mediation Users/Clients, Regulation, regulatory robustness rating for mediation, Standards, Training

(Sabine Walsh Mediation)/ /1 Comment

This post will be the first of a series focusing on individual aspects of regulatory robustness, as introduced in previous blogs by Nadja Alexander and applied in the context of Ireland by the two of us in our last post. With so many areas to focus on, it was difficult to choose one to begin…

ADR, ADR Agreements, ADR Clauses, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and Transparency, cross-border mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Enforcement of a Mediation Clause, Enforcement of an ADR Clause, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International Law, International Mediation, Jurisdiction, Legal Issues, Legal Practice, Legislation, mediated settlement agreement, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Regulation, user perspectives

(Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)/ /2 Comments

Previously I posted some musings about a Mediation Friendly Star Rating System. Sort of like a Michelin Guide on the robustness of a jurisdictions regulatory framework in relation to mediation. In this post, I’d like to revisit the topic and take the idea a little further. Before I start, let me say thank you to…

ADR, cross-border mediation, Dispute Resolution, Enforcement, Enforcement of a Mediation Clause, EU Directive on Mediation, Future of mediation, International Mediation, Legal Issues, Legal Practice, Legislation, mediated settlement agreement, Mediation Act, Mediation Agreement, Mediation Contract Clause, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, National Mediation Laws, New York Convention, Online Mediation, Public Policy, Reform, Regulation, Set Aside a Mediated Agreement, Settlement Agreements, Success in mediation, Training, UN and International Organizations, UNCITRAL, UNCITRAL Model Law, Understanding mediation, user perspectives

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The next session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II that will continue to consider whether there should be a convention to enforce commercial cross-border mediation settlements will be in Vienna, Austria the week of September 19, 2016. On September 21, there will be a free evening program when 2 panels will answer questions relating to…