Anger, outbursts, bad language, insults, exasperation, fury, rage, temper.
It’s life.
Anger, outbursts, bad language, insults, exasperation, fury, rage, temper.
It’s life.
Some arbitrators appointed to a long case will increase their hourly rate because they are prevented from accepting other appointments. Is this right?
We have been looking recently at the qualities of an arbitrator and, in particular we have been examining confidentiality, speaking up/talking up previous cases + pre-hearing preparation.
Are you loose-lipped? Do you know when to keep quiet? Are you tempted “to show off your credentials” to promote yourself with colleagues? Do you drop names?
We have looked at Courage + Speaking Up. Now let’s look at Preparation because this, too, is an issue of Character. In short there are two choices – Skim or Read.
We have established that a DR has to have character and the other previously specified personal qualities – integrity and the rest. But he/she also has to possess courage.
As regular readers will have come to observe this Column focuses on dispute resolvers (DRs) as human beings as well as trained professionals.
The First Issue is the feelings that the female Mediator has for Juliet, the wife in the matrimonial mediation
Mr Graham Perry M.A. Cantab FCIArb
Experienced Arbitration Lawyer | China & Chinese Business Affairs | Public Speaker/Lecturer