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THE MEDIATOR AGONISES – EPISODE 4

MEDIATION #233 So two issues now face the Mediator – first, does she have feelings for Juliet and, second, if she does where does that leave her in relation to the Mediation? First things first – is this something significant? How does the Mediator know? After all,...

BACK TO BASICS – A MATRIMONIAL MEDIATION – EPISODE 1

MEDIATION #230 In recent weeks this Column has focused on the application of Mediation to large scale social disputes eg; planning issues involving different groups within a local community and, more recently, the problems for the City of Hedgewood arising from the...

DAVIDA AND GOLIATH – EPISODE 7

ARBITRATION #229 DAVIDA AND GOLIATH Final words of Episode 6… “But it could so easily have gone wrong”. Let’s consider the alternative scenarios. B could have been intimidated + then refrained from saying anything. A would have pushed even more vigorously for his...

AN ANXIOUS NEW ARBITRATOR – EPISODE 6

ARBITRATION #228 DAVIDA AND GOLIATH Two separate points; first, did Arbitrator B choose the right words, say the right things? Well, Yes. She wants to express concerns. She is nervous about what she says – also English is not her first language. Does she have the...

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THE CHAIRWOMAN REFLECTS  EPISODE 3

THE CHAIRWOMAN REFLECTS EPISODE 3

There is an issue for the Chair. She is on notice that a fellow Member of the Board has been seen having a cocktail drink with an Observer attending the Appeal who is a prominent employee of Respondent Buyers.

AN ARBITRATOR STUMBLES – EPISODE 2

AN ARBITRATOR STUMBLES – EPISODE 2

Please bear in mind that the narrative is fictitious. It bears no relation to any arbitrator. However, the problem of contact between an arbitrator + a party does exist.

AN ARBITRATOR STUMBLES – EPISODE 1

AN ARBITRATOR STUMBLES – EPISODE 1

A First Tier arbitration is to go to appeal. It is a big one. A large claim and counter-claim. The Parties have agreed to be legally represented.

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