'Money-only' Cases, Commercial Mediation, Court Procedure and Litigation, Evaluative Mediation, Mediation Outcomes, Settlement Agreements, Success in mediation

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A recently reported decision of the Ontario Superior Court highlights the efficacy of the mediation process in resolving complex disputes particularly in circumstances where uncertainty of outcome reigns supreme.  In Johnston v. The Shelia Morrison Schools, 2013 ONSC 1528 Justice Perell was asked to approve a settlement in an Action which had been certified under…

Bias, Conventional wisdom, Cross-cultural, General, Interests, Mediation Practice, Mediators’ Conduct, Practical Challenges for Mediators

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[Author’s Note: I am grateful to Ms. Melissa Teo whose journal ruminations led me to the random thoughts that follow] I teach mediation skills at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law and it has always been something that I have found tremendously fulfilling. Apart from influencing generations of lawyers to consider the resolution…

Causes of Conflict, Conflict, conlfict coaching, Developing the Field, International Mediation, Mediation Practice, Neuroscience, peace negotiations, Uncategorized

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Last Sunday in Edinburgh I took part in a panel on the subject of Intractable Conflict. The principal speaker was Oliver Ramsbotham, Emeritus Professor of Conflict Resolution at the University of Bradford, and author of ‘Transforming Violent Conflict: Radical Disagreement, Dialogue and Survival’ (Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2010). He described a familiar, if depressing, phenomenon in…

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In a previous posting I looked at Hong Kong’s new Mediation Ordinance, which came into force on 1 January 2013. This legislative activity comes hot on the heels of a major revision of the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance which came into effect in 2011. Given the increasing interest in multi-tiered dispute resolution (MDR) processes such…

Clients, Creativity, Developing the Field, Family Mediation, Future of mediation, Ireland, Lawyers and Psychologists, mediation models, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Public Policy, Reform, Teamwork

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Armed with coloured paper, crayons and scissors, myself and nine other mediators spent a good portion of last Friday designing our “ideal” family conflict resolution service. While the background to this was, in part, recent and pending legislative change in the UK, some of which looks likely to impact negatively on families in conflict, these…

Commercial Mediation, Communication, conlfict coaching, Creativity, Future of mediation, General, Impasse, Improvisation, Instinct, Mediation Lawyering, Mediation Practice, Mentoring, Tactics, Understanding mediation

(Bill Marsh Mediator)/ /6 Comments

Sometimes, I look around at mediation events at a sea of grey hair (mine included!). Where, I wonder, are those to whom we are handing this torch? And more importantly, what do they think? So as the dust settled on last month’s ICC mediation competition in Paris, I took the chance to capture some of…

Commercial Mediation, Cross-cultural, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Impasse, International Mediation, mediation as a career, mediation models, Public Policy, Uncategorized, War Stories

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Mediator is New Premier in Ontario Following my rant last month about the need for more mediators in public policy-making, the Liberal Party of Ontario has chosen a former mediator, Kathleen Wynne, as their new leader and, consequently, as the first woman Premier of Ontario. I had no idea this Blog had so much influence….