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ARBITRATION – FEES OF ARBITRATORS – EPISODE 3

MEDIATION #254 The story so far. The Tribunal of 3 has a fees problem. An underperforming winger arbitrator (The Big Charger) is intending to charge at £350 per hour whereas the Chair is at £275 and the other winger is at £225. You, the other winger, are unhappy. The...

ARBITRATION – FEES OF ARBITRATORS – EPISODE 2

MEDIATION #253 The Chair asks for the arbitrators’ fees. Why? Because the sum that is to be requested from the parties starts with the Tribunal’s fees and expenses + then the fees of the body that is administering the arbitration. The two sums are totalled + then a...

ARBITRATION – FEES OF ARBITRATORS – EPISODE 1

MEDIATION #252 You are party Arbitrator A for Claimants. The other winger is Arbitrator B + well known in arbitration circles. The Chair is Arbitrator C – methodical, controlled with a tendency to be low key. By comparison B is expansive, jocular + knowledgeable. The...

ARBITRATION – MEDIATION REVIEW – EPISODE 1

MEDIATION #250 A pause whilst this Column reviews its way forward. In a phrase - More Of The Same. That is to say fictional arbitrations + mediations designed to illustrate challenges to arbitrators + mediators as they go about their work. This Column emerged from my...

MEDIATION BETWEEN GENERATION EPISODE 5 #292

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.

GENERATIONS IN CONFLICT. EPISODE 3 #291

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.

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FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS – EPISODE 2

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS – EPISODE 2

You are a member of a five-person Board of Appeal hearing a three-day case focusing on Buyers’ non-performance of a contract for 3,000mts of ground nut oil.

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS – EPISODE 1

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS – EPISODE 1

You are a member of a five-person Board of Appeal hearing a three-day case focusing on Buyers’ non-performance of a contract for 3,000mts of ground nut oil.

FINANCES AND THE CHILDREN – EPISODE 3

FINANCES AND THE CHILDREN – EPISODE 3

uliet raises finances with you. She has some savings but no private or inherited resources. She is aware from the divorce papers + from some heated conversations with husband Anthony that Chrissy,

THE MEDIATOR MEETS THE WIFE – EPISODE 2

THE MEDIATOR MEETS THE WIFE – EPISODE 2

You have conducted many matrimonial mediations + are familiar with the process. That said, you know that each mediation has its own character + momentum

GOOD + BAD NEWS – FINAL EPISODE

GOOD + BAD NEWS – FINAL EPISODE

Final stages + you are drafting your report to the CEO on the outcome of the mediation. She is the client and you are reporting to her + not the Residents or the Developer.

THE DEVELOPER MEETS THE RESIDENTS – EPISODE 5

THE DEVELOPER MEETS THE RESIDENTS – EPISODE 5

The Developer’s Meeting with the Residents is high risk. It could end in acrimony but it could also be a big step forward. You are not a gambler by nature but your instinct tells you it can end in cheers, not tears.

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