Things are not plain sailing but there is progress. On the plus side there has been an impressive response to the Fund Raising approach.
Thought For The Day
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES – EPISODE 4 SEIZING EMPTY PROPERTIES – LEGALLY
So far, the two Mediators have had three meetings with each of the Three Groups – the Ukrainian Refugees, the Yemeni Refugees and the UK Citizens.
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Is a Face to Face Meeting Essential
There is no set procedure for the conduct of the mediation. It depends on what is agreed by the mediator + the parties. The mediator does not have a veto + the parties can, therefore, impose a procedure on the mediator. But the point today is whether all mediators...
Do you need to have a personality for an arbitrator?
You have to have Character but do you also need to have Personality? Temperament, charm, likeability - these are the words associated with Personality as distinct from Character which is knowing the difference between right and wrong. Personality is not being "Jack...
Mediation – Positions and Interests
You are mediating a dispute. You have asked the parties to set out their positions but things are not going well. There is no movement. Heels are being dug in. Now is the time to start thinking about anti-logjam. How to get some activity? How to move matters to a new...
Can You Teach Discretion?
An interesting contradiction exists between the exercise of discretion on the one hand AND the need for Tribunal consistency on the other hand. Discretion means you are free to make up your own mind. There are constraints. You need to be fair + reasonable + objective...
Unconscious Bias
Unconscious bias is a big issue. How do Mediators and Arbitrators deal with this problem? The difficulty is that the bias is not always recognised or detected and that is because the bias is nearly always unconscious. Our problem has been that we could only deal with...
Standards Of Behaviour
Yesterday morning I wrote about dispute resolvers need for integrity and character. Today I focus on standards of behaviour - an essential part of a dispute resolver's make up. Ego is the danger here. We all need some ego because ego and self-confidence go together...
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Mr Graham Perry M.A. Cantab FCIArb
Experienced Arbitration Lawyer | China & Chinese Business Affairs | Public Speaker/Lecturer