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GENDER ISSUES AT SCHOOL – EPISODE 3

MEDIATION #166 You, the Mediator, have been appointed to resolve a problem in a mixed private school arising out of gender identity issues of a 13-year-old boy pupil. Different people with different priorities are involved including the boy, his parents, the boy’s...

GENDER ISSUES AT SCHOOL – EPISODE 2

MEDIATION #165 The story so far. A teacher with a throwaway comment has ignited a controversy about a pupil’s gender. The teacher, aware that he has been quite irresponsible, seeks his wife’s counsel + she advises him to brief the School before news of the incident...

GENDER ISSUES AT SCHOOL – EPISODE 1

MEDIATION #164 This narrative is set in a City Centre fee-paying school for boys + girls. The class of 24 know that the Teacher – Mr Jackson – will arrive 15 minutes late. No problem. He sets the children - all 14-year-olds – the task of reading quietly to themselves...

NEW WORLD – NEW WORDS – EPISODE 4

ARBITRATION #163 I concluded #162 on 20 August with the words “We are all in the grip of our working norms”. Human beings tend to repeat. And there is safety in repetition – it is something we know + we can train ourselves to perform with greater skill. But, we also...

MEET DEADLINES – EPISODE 6

Another overlooked issue in the training of arbitrators is about being timely. It impacts on a number of issues in the conduct of an arbitration hearing.

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“PRIVATE + CONFIDENTIAL”

“PRIVATE + CONFIDENTIAL”

COMMENT FOR THE DAY #73 10 APRIL 2021 MEDIATION The term "Private + Confidential" is often seen as a given. But too often is taken for granted + Mediators need to remind the parties at the beginning of each meeting of the importance + significance of these three...

“MEDIATION IS NOT ARBITRATION”

“MEDIATION IS NOT ARBITRATION”

COMMENT FOR THE DAY #78 8 MAY 2021 MEDIATION People put Arbitration + Mediation together because they are alternative forms of dispute resolution but the differences are more significant than the similarities. The two processes have different outcomes; different...

TRADE ARBITRATORS V LAWYER ARBITRATORS

TRADE ARBITRATORS V LAWYER ARBITRATORS

COMMENT FOR THE DAY #77 ARBITRATION Is there a divide in the world of arbitration between arbitrators appointed from the trade and arbitrators appointed from the law? There is a contract. It is there in print. But a difference emerges between Seller + Buyer about the...

ARBITRATION/MEDIATION SEMINAR TODAY!

ARBITRATION/MEDIATION SEMINAR TODAY!

COMMENT OF THE DAY #76 ARBITRATION/MEDIATION SEMINAR CHAIR – GRAHAM PERRY TODAY 13:00 London time. Duration – 90mins. Hosts London Solicitors HFW on Zoom. Topic 1 Interpretation of Words. How to decide what Words actually mean? Presented by Brian Perrott Topic 2 The...

ARBITRATION/MEDIATION SEMINAR

COMMENT OF THE DAY  #75 Our Speakers’ Biographies;- Brian Perrott is ranked as one of the most active commercial litigators in London +features in Commodities Legal 500 Hall of Fame. He is a leading partner at HFW with over 45 Commercial Court Cases. He is joined by...

ARBITRATION/MEDIATION SEMINAR

ARBITRATION/MEDIATION SEMINAR

COMMENT OF THE DAY #74 ARBITRATION/MEDIATION SEMINAR Chair – Graham Perry 6 May 2021 13:00 London time. Duration – 90mins. Hosts; Solicitors HFW. On Zoom. Topic 1 Interpretation of  Words. How to resolve the "meaning" of Words? Topic 2 The Custom of the Trade  What...

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