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MEDIATION POST #330 – A SENSITIVE SUBJECT

A friend was telling me about a play he had seen recently in the West End. Not Shakespeare or Shaw or Pinter or Agatha Christie or Noel Coward. I don’t know the title or the playwright but it was a play that dealt with modern themes – in particular experimenting in marriages and relationships and intimacy.

MEDIATION POST#329 – SHOPLIFTING DILEMMA

“So far so good. So how do you prepare? The answer is with care and diligence. You are a professional.

MEDIATION POST#328 – CHALLENGE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

“So far so good. So how do you prepare? The answer is with care and diligence. You are a professional.

MEDIATION POST#327 – ROBIN DAY – NO. BRIAN WALDEN – YES

“So far so good. So how do you prepare? The answer is with care and diligence. You are a professional.

AN ANXIOUS NEW ARBITRATOR – EPISODE 1

May 19, 2022 | AN ANXIOUS NEW ARBITRATOR, Arbitration, Thought For The Day

ARBITRATION #223 THE STORY SO FAR You have been in the trade both as a trader + as an administrator. You are based in...

UKRAINIAN REFUGEES – EPISODE 7 – BRINGING THE DIFFERENT STRANDS TOGETHER

May 18, 2022 | Mediation, Thought For The Day, UKRAINIAN REFUGEES

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

May 17, 2022 | Mediation, Thought For The Day, UKRAINIAN REFUGEES

MEDIATION #221 The Pub Assault has caught the public eye + threatens to derail the Mediators’ Initiative. A report...

Mediation Impasse

Mar 4, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day

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!

Mar 3, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day

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?

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...

What Am I Trying To Achieve?

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...

What my websites are about.

Feb 27, 2021 | Arbitration, Mediation, Thought For The Day

I have two websites. One of Arbitration/Mediation and one on China. With China I draw on my accumulated experience...

The purpose of my website!

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...

Change a Bad Habit!

Feb 25, 2021 | Uncategorised

Some may think this is just stating the obvious - after all as an arbitrator you are handling documents, submissions,...

Is a Face to Face Meeting Essential

Feb 24, 2021 | Arbitration, Thought For The Day

There is no set procedure for the conduct of the mediation. It depends on what is agreed by the mediator + the...

Do you need to have a personality for an arbitrator?

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...

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