by Graham Perry | Mar 2, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day
First Moments Matter. Be yourself – don’t be a phoney or artificial. Some mediators act like that because the moment gets to them. Sometimes you have to fight to be natural. A contradiction in terms but not really. Think about it. You are the centre of...
by Graham Perry | Mar 1, 2021 | Arbitration, Law, Mediation, Thought For The Day
In a phrase – discussion and debate. That is what I am after. I want to encourage arbitrators and mediators to express an attitude, to contribute a point of view, to help advance knowledge and understanding of the day to day issues that arise in the course of...
by Graham Perry | Feb 26, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day
I want to make it a Forum for views and opinions on arbitration and mediation and, remember, I focus on practice – on what we do as mediators and arbitrators. I was an active football referee and used to attend monthly meetings of referees. The best part of the...
by Graham Perry | Feb 23, 2021 | Arbitration, Law, Thought For The Day
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...
by Graham Perry | Feb 21, 2021 | Arbitration, Thought For The Day
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...
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