CONTROLLING YOUR HOURS

CONTROLLING YOUR HOURS

by | Apr 19, 2021 | Advocacy, Arbitration, Thought For The Day

COMMENT FOR THE DAY #60  – EPISODE 3 ARBITRATION AND ADVOCACY You have been appointed to represent a party in an arbitration. There is to be an oral hearing. There are documents + zoom calls + witness statements + legal issues. It is a big undertaking. In the...
OFFERS TO SETTLE AND COSTS

OFFERS TO SETTLE AND COSTS

by | Apr 17, 2021 | Mediation, Thought For The Day

COMMENT OF THE DAY #59 – EPISODE 4 MEDIATION “A Bitter Past Gets In The Way Of A Constructive Future” Husband + Wife disputes have the most tension, confrontation + anger. They fight in the present about the past split and it affects the future. H...
ADVOCACY EPISODE 2

ADVOCACY EPISODE 2

by | Apr 16, 2021 | Arbitration, Thought For The Day

COMMENT FOR THE DAY #58 ARBITRATION Good advocacy requires skills. First, Be Organised. Prepare different schedules – a chronology of events from documents/bundles. Don’t let anything slip through the net. You must have a clear understanding of the...
DO I HAVE TO SETTLE?

DO I HAVE TO SETTLE?

by | Apr 15, 2021 | Mediation, Thought For The Day

COMMENT OF THE DAY #57 EPISODE 3 MEDIATION The Court instructs the parties to try to mediate a dispute. Suppose it’s an H + W post-divorce maintenance/financial dispute. Suppose the W wants a lot + the H offers a little. The Judge says “Go Away +...