ADR, Intellectual Property, mediated settlement agreement, Mediation and Society, Mediation Practice, mediation process, Mediation Users/Clients, Uncategorized

(Hoffmann Eitle ) and (Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH)/ /3 Comments

In this interview, Dr. Frank Gerhards shares his experience in using mediation proceedings to successfully resolve an active ingredient patent dispute between two major crop protection companies. Dr. Frank Gerhards is a qualified German patent attorney and representative before the European Patent Office, employed with Bayer Intellectual Property (BIP) since 2006 and group leader since…

Book Review, Commercial Mediation, Conventional wisdom, cross-border mediation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Enforcement, EU Directive on Mediation, Europe, Fear, Framing, Future of mediation, International Mediation, mediated settlement agreement, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Neuroscience, Promoting Mediation, Public Policy, Role of Mediator, Settlement Agreements, Singapore Convention on Mediation, Uncategorized, Understanding mediation

(Core Solutions Group)/ /7 Comments

Anna Howard’s first book, ‘EU Cross-Border Commercial Mediation: Listening to Disputants – Changing the Frame; Framing the Changes’ (published by Kluwer), is an important contribution to the literature about the practice and promotion of mediation. It deserves a wide readership among academics and practitioners alike and I hope that potential readers will not be deflected…

Communication, COVID-19, Dialogue, Environmental disputes, General, Reality-Testing

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“We’ve come a long way since we last shook hands Still got a long way to go” “Come a Long Way”, Kate McGarrigle & Louden Wainwright III performed by Kate & Anna McGarrigle and others (including Kate and Louden’s children, Martha and Rufus Towards the end of last year, we took our 13-year-old granddaughter and…

Accreditation, Australia, Communication, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Mediation, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Practice, Mediators’ Conduct

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The Harvard Program on Negotiation (PON) has provided a life-changing experience for many of us. It certainly changed the trajectory of my life and triggered a life-long immersion in conflict resolution theory and practice. I am immensely grateful. The program has been an evolutionary one – regularly enhanced and updated to fit the frame of…

Bias, Causes of Conflict, Cognitive Bias, Communication, General, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, NLP, Perception, Skills, Social intelligence

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

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…

ADR, Brazil, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Uncategorized

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Writing this first 2021 post is a task that leads me to make an inevitable retrospective of the past year – 2020. A year to be remembered and whose events have been unrivalled by any others in recent humankind history. The past year was indeed a challenging one, a time when negotiation and mediation skills…

Creativity, Dialogue, Reflective Practice, Transformation, Trust

(Bond & Bond Mediation / University of Wildau )/ /3 Comments

Christmas is a holiday and a time for reflection and relaxation for many around the world, so in this blog post I won’t focus on mediation as it is practiced and trained. Instead I make two recommendations for films to watch, both of which are centered around the theme of empathy. Both touched me and…

COVID-19, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Technology, Zoom

(Waseda University)/ /1 Comment

The Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama tells the story of a family living in Tokyo over 30 years. Two brothers, one a sumo wrestler and the other a maker of Noh theater masks, are forced to adapt their lives to changes in society in order to succeed in their traditional professions. In an…

Availability of Mediators, Azerbaijan, Mediation Act, Mediation Practice, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Policy

(ADR Center Romania) and (ArbMe Dispute Resolution)/ /Leave a comment

Starting from January 1, 2021 the law requiring the attendance of the initial first mediation session comes into force in Azerbaijan. Below we describe the steps taken in the previous months and to be taken in the coming months in preparation for this very important milestone for mediation in Azerbaijan. Background Azerbaijan adopted the Law…