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UKRAINIAN REFUGEES – EPISODE 7 – BRINGING THE DIFFERENT STRANDS TOGETHER
MEDIATION #222 The Two Mediators are close to drafting their Report to the Chief Executive of the Hedgewood City...
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES – EPISODE 6 – THE MEDIATORS SUGGEST A WAY FORWARD
MEDIATION #221 The Pub Assault has caught the public eye + threatens to derail the Mediators’ Initiative. A report...
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES – EPISODE 5 – SEXUAL SPANNER IN THE WORKS
MEDIATION #220 Things are not plain sailing but there is progress. On the plus side, there has been an impressive...
SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS
You remember the problem? Party A authorises you to offer payment of £100,000 to settle a dispute. You then go to...
ARBITRATION – ADVERSARIAL OR INQUISITORIAL?
s 34 Arbitration Act 1996 "It shall be for the tribunal to decide all procedural and evidential matters, subject to...
Settlement Offers Can Create Problems
You are doing a commercial mediation. Things are going well. There is movement and open minds. In a private meeting,...
LIST THE ISSUES
As a Chair of five arbitrators on an Appeal Board, I always focused on listing the issues. It brings focus + clarity...
MEDIATION CONUNDRUM
An employee is fired. The grounds are not strong. He agrees to mediation. Actually you have a subjective sympathy for...
Mediation Impasse
You are the sole mediator. There is an impasse. Nothing is moving. You are beginning to feel the pressure. And you do...
Arbitrators need to be organised!
They have to be ahead of the game + not trailing in its wake. Fall behind + you never catch up. Once Behind Always...
Are You A Competent Mediator?
First Moments Matter. Be yourself - don't be a phoney or artificial. Some mediators act like that because the moment...
What Am I Trying To Achieve?
In a phrase - discussion and debate. That is what I am after. I want to encourage arbitrators and mediators to express...