Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.)

ADR, Court Procedure and Litigation, Domestic Courts, Future of mediation, International Mediation, Legal Practice, Mandatory mediation, Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Opt-Out, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Promoting Mediation, Reform, United States

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Is this yet another case in which New York is setting global trends? By the end of the year, the state courts in New York are due to have a system in place requiring that civil and commercial disputes be resolved through presumptive mediation. “Presumptive mediation” means an “automatic”, pre-trial, statewide program of court-sponsored ADR….

Art, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International Mediation, Mediation Users/Clients, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.)

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The term “art disputes” encompasses a broad range of disputes in the area of art and cultural heritage. They may relate to copyright and moral rights, chain of title, restitution, acquisition, donation, loan and deposit, insurance of art works, art as collateral in financing transactions, art fairs, digitalization, misappropriation of traditional cultural expressions, and several…

Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Research, user perspectives

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I recently carried out New Zealand’s first empirical research on the users of commercial mediation. This is Part Three of a three-part study (Part One = the mediators, Part Two = the gatekeepers/lawyers). Getting to grips with what users think of commercial mediation is the Holy Grail for mediation professionals. Until now in New Zealand,…

Appointment of Mediators, Commercial Mediation, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), India, Judges as mediators, Legislation, Mediation Practice, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Regulation

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India, notified the “Companies (Mediation and Conciliation) Rules, 2016” on September 9, 2016. With the publication of these Rules, Central Government introduces a structure of setting up of a panel of mediators or conciliators who will have the role to communicate the view of each party in…

Brexit, Commercial Mediation, Developing the Field, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Legal Practice, Mediation Practice, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.)

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Earlier this month we published the first part of this two-part series on the mediation of competition law disputes. In this, the second part, Suzanne Rab, a barrister at Serle Court specialising in EU and UK competition law and regulation with a busy practice as a mediator, continues to share her insights on mediation in this niche…

Commercial Mediation, Deal Mediation, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Ethics, Europe, Family Mediation, Future of mediation, General, Governments/Public Sector, Greece, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), History of mediation, Interests, Ireland, Joint Sessions, Language, Lawyers, Legal Issues, mediation as a career, Mediation Lawyering, mediation models, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, mediation traditions, Mediation Users/Clients, Mediators’ Conduct, Memory and Illusions, Neuroscience, Nigeria, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), peace negotiations, Planning, Policy, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Public Policy, Reform, Scotland, Settlement Agreements, Skills, Sport, Stages of mediation, Standards, Success in mediation, Switzerland, Tactics, Transformation, Trust, UN and International Organizations, Uncategorized, Understanding mediation, Workplace

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I was all set to write about climate change and, more particularly, to reflect on some excellent writing on that subject which addresses so-called climate change sceptics or deniers. It seems to me that there is much to be learned about the motivations and psychology which affect such people and which can easily be read…

Business, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Efficiency, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Success in mediation, Uncategorized

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Nowadays, more than ever, we live in a relationship-based environment, where networking, information and experience exchange form, among others, very important pillars of large and small organizations. These important concepts have been widely recognized by large corporations and successful small businesses but, unfortunately, there are still some skepticism from some small business segments, especially from…

Europe, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), History of mediation, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.)

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If you were unaware that last week was Cyberweek 2014, you missed a chance to take part in the 17th annual online conference dedicated to innovations and development in Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). Its program included 17 live webinars, 8 discussion forums and a variety of other activities to discuss the integration of technology and…

Developing the Field, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Ireland, Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Skills

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From next Monday, 9th September, the brand new Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI) (www.isi.gov.ie) will begin accepting applications for recourse to new debt resolution mechanisms which have been created by the Personal Insolvency Act, 2012 which became law on 26th December 2012. This long overdue response to the increasing levels of personal and property-related debt…

Governments/Public Sector, Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Surveys

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Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), a department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, published the results of its pilot ADR project evaluation. It has been testing a new way of resolving tax disputes, with the SMEs and individual taxpayers, since 2011. The way the scheme works is that an official…