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Confidentiality, Court Procedure and Litigation, Enforcement, Legal Issues, Legislation, Mediation Practice, Mediation Skills, Mediator liability, Mediators’ Conduct, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Regulation

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The recent post by Ting-Kwok IU examined the Hong Kong Ordinance designed to protect children from abuse and to protect some professionals (excluding mediators) for reporting such abuse. This has put me in mind of section 316  of the New South Wales Crimes Act, which makes it a crime for an adult who fails, without…

Australia, Cognitive Bias, Communication, Cross-cultural, Experience, Gender, Mediation Skills, Mediation wisdom, Mindset

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It is no secret that the time I spent studying and working with the Harvard Program on Negotiation (PON) was the start of a love affair that has endured.The material from Fisher and Ury’s ‘Getting to Yes’, which evolved into the Seven Elements, is constantly useful as a strategic thinking tool. Addressing my group of…

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…

General, Language, Mediation Skills, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, NLP, Perception, Personal Development, Skills

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For readers who are new, the “Neuro-Linguist’s Toolbox” series is an ongoing series focused on using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in our practice of amicable dispute resolution. The first section focused on rapport (the first of which can be found here). The second section focuses on matters of self-care and personal improvement for mediators (the first…

Brazil, Conflict, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Mediation Skills

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This month´s article was written together with Emmanuela Cipriano, University Professor and Doctoral Student at the University of Fortaleza, Collaborative Lawyer and Conflict Mediator Talking about a Culture of Peace nowadays is a challenge and implementing a culture of peace in different spaces is essential to reduce the escalation of conflicts, we are faced with…

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…

Bias, caucus, Caucus, Cognitive Bias, Commercial Mediation, Communication, Confidentiality, conlfict coaching, Decision making, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Flexibility, Intuition, lawyers in mediation, mediation models, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Skills, Mediation Training, Negotiation, Practical Challenges for Mediators, Reflective Practice, Scotland, Stages of mediation, The role of the mediator

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It’s been a long time since I wrote a blog just about mediation practice. Other things always seem more important! However, as I was mediating this week, a thought occurred to me about a rather imperceptible but very real change in my practice as a mediator, which I develop here, albeit in a simplified way….

General, Language, Mediation Skills, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, NLP, Perception, Personal Development, Skills

(National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)/ /Leave a comment

For readers who are new, the “Neuro-Linguist’s Toolbox” series is an ongoing series focused on using Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in our practice of amicable dispute resolution. The first section focused on rapport (the first of which can be found here). The second section focuses on matters of self-care and personal improvement for mediators (the first…

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…

Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Experience, ICC Mediation Competition, Intuition, Leadership, mediation models, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Skills, Mediator's Image, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Patience, Personal Development, Role of Mediator, Skills, The role of the mediator, Values and attributes of a mediator

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On the first day of this year the international mediation community lost a wonderful friend and colleague. The memorial page established by his family shows just how wide and deep the affection reaches. He provided memorable experiences to so many of us. And whilst we both certainly remember (and enjoyed) his joie de vivre, the…