Mediation

MEDIATION BETWEEN THE NEIGHBOURS – EPISODE 4

by | 22 July 2021 | Mediation, THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF MEDIATION, Thought For The Day | 0 Comments

MEDIATION #137 You have met with George + Hatty (G+H) and now you call next door + speak to Tessa who, like H, also invites you over for tea with her and Alvin The houses are both solid mock Tudor. The interiors are, however quite different. #6 is quiet, conventional,...
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NEIGHBOURS IN CONFLICT – EPISODE 3

by | 21 July 2021 | Mediation, THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF MEDIATION, Thought For The Day | 0 Comments

MEDIATION #136 George + Hatty invite you over for tea and cakes at 4pm. You sense they are good people. No mysteries or surprises. No issues with their children or grandchildren. They have lived in the house for almost 30 years. Significantly, they had a very good...
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MEDIATING A NEIGHBOUR’S DISPUTE – EPISODE 2

by | 20 July 2021 | Mediation, THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF MEDIATION, Thought For The Day | 0 Comments

MEDIATION #135 George and Hatty are in their 70’s + have been living at #6 in the Close for more than thirty years. Life has been good to them. They are popular in the community + are known to be generous when residents are asked to support local issues – parking,...
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THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF MEDIATION – EPISODE 1

by | 19 July 2021 | Mediation, THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF MEDIATION, Thought For The Day | 0 Comments

MEDIATION #134 More than divorce + disputes over maintenance + access; More than family arguments over the Will; More than big set piece commercial disputes between blue chip companies. There is one standout issue that heads the list of mediation topics – neighbour...
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ALLOW THE ANGER TO COME OUT

ALLOW THE ANGER TO COME OUT

Apr 20, 2021

COMMENT FOR THE DAY #61 - EPISODE 5 H+W mediations can be the tensest. Just have a read of Shakespeare + see how jealousy can distort normal thought processes. You have to sit + listen. Don't try to deflect or curtail. The aggrieved partner - and it can be H as well...

OFFERS TO SETTLE AND COSTS

OFFERS TO SETTLE AND COSTS

Apr 17, 2021

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 offers a little...

DO I HAVE TO SETTLE?

DO I HAVE TO SETTLE?

Apr 15, 2021

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 + Mediate". The Judge...

DO YOU HAVE TO MEDIATE?

DO YOU HAVE TO MEDIATE?

Apr 13, 2021

COMMENT OF THE DAY #55 - EPISODE 2 MEDIATION The court wants you to mediate because many disputes do not need to go down the path of confrontation. Some are made for mediation + some will never mediate. But the court requires you, at least, to try to meditate. So try!...

IS IT AN OFFER TO SETTLE?

IS IT AN OFFER TO SETTLE?

Apr 10, 2021

COMMENT FOR THE DAY #53 MEDIATION Party A makes an offer in a mediation. Party B thinks the offer is “derisory” + an “insult”. Party B threatens to walk out of the mediation + inform the court that Party A did not engage in the mediation “in good faith” (i.e. in...

DO YOU STEP IN AND DECIDE?

DO YOU STEP IN AND DECIDE?

Apr 8, 2021

COMMENT FOR THE DAY #51 MEDIATION Yes - you step in and decide. You will be bringing the parties together. You will be doing what they want you to do. You will have brought about mediation of the dispute. The agreement has been reached. Job well done. Congratulations....

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