ADR, Causes of Conflict, Conciliation, Conflict, Decision making, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Neuroscience, Skills

(Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)/ /3 Comments

In this post I want to talk about an important thread that is emerging in the science of the twenty-first century. It is the finding that we are all interconnected, that we are porous beings with the ability to influence not only ourselves but one another in ways not previously contemplated. What we previously knew…

Communication, Email, Mediation Practice, Settlement Agreements, Tactics

(First Mediation Corporation)/ /2 Comments

The Problem You have become accustomed to communicating settlement offers through email; Your email efforts have been misunderstood by the other side;   In the fast-paced world in which we live, it is easy to get caught up in communicating through electronic channels such as the BlackBerry or the iPhone so that your message is…

Communication, General, Mediation Practice, Neuroscience, Skills

(National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)/ /2 Comments

Part of my misspent youth was spent on immersing myself in reading about, taking trainings in and practicing Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Over the years, NLP has affected my thinking about and approach to my training and practice of mediation. Some readers may not be familiar with NLP. I will provide a, necessarily, brief background here…

Bias, Causes of Conflict, Clients, Communication, Conflict, Ireland, Mediation Practice, Mediation Users/Clients, Social intelligence, Uncategorized

(University of Strathclyde)/ /2 Comments

This week the 5th World Summit on Elder Mediation is taking place in Glasgow: see http://www.eldermediation.ca/styled-2/index.html. It is an inspiring gathering, bringing together mediators from Canada, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, England and Scotland, all committed to helping older people deal with conflict in a way that is humane and just. The range of issues is daunting…

Dispute Resolution, Football, Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Particular Sectors (e.g. Construction, Banking, etc.), Sport

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The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship kicked off yesterday. The final round of the 14th European Championship for national football teams (‘Euro 2012’) is being hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012. As the world’s third largest sporting event, the UEFA Championship is equipped with an efficient ADR platform for…

ADR, Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, International Mediation, Mediation Institutions and Rules

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On June 1, 2012, the revised version of the Swiss Rules on International Arbitration entered into force (see the recent following posts on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog: http://wolterskluwerblogs.com/blog/2012/05/31/revised-swiss-rules-of-international-arbitration-enter-into-force/ and http://wolterskluwerblogs.com/blog/2012/06/01/entry-into-force-of-the-revised-swiss-rules-of-international-arbitration-%E2%80%93-1-june-2012/). These new Rules (see text of the Swiss Rules at https://www.swissarbitration.org/sa/en/rules.php), based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, were initially enacted in 2004 in order to…

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

(Brick Court Chambers / Clifton Chambers)/ /Leave a comment

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…

ADR, Dispute Resolution, Responsibility of States

(Mediar360 - Dispute Resolution )/ /1 Comment

When the airplane approaches the south zone of the city from the ocean side, flying into Rio is breathtaking. The sight of the long beaches, covered with white sand with the buildings in the background, perfectly framed by the green mountains is a pictorial representation of an idyllic place. From the top of the Sugar…

Business, Commercial Mediation, Court Procedure and Litigation, Domestic Courts, Ethics, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), Judges as mediators, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Uncategorized

(Weiler ADR Inc.)/ /1 Comment

Two stories in the Canadian media caught my eye this past month. New Rules for Bank Mediators – The Federal Minister of Finance has indicated that the Canadian federal government will not require banks to mediate their disputes with customers through mediation services offered by the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI). OSBI is…