New Zealand mediator, Geoff Sharp, writes thoughtfully on the facilitative/evaluative debate, and considers what it is the mediation market is looking for.
In Place of Strife mediator, Andrew Hildebrand, writes on the effectiveness of mediation in copyright, intellectual property and trademark disputes.
John Sturrock argues for a civil and civilised debate on the future of Scotland.
In mediation, it's hard enough to agree the apportionment of settlement shares between two defendant parties. When the numbers of defendants increase, so does the problem - exponentially.
Mediation can rebuild relationships in the workplace
Many business conflicts arise out of too little attention to contractual arrangements.
In the course recently of revising my mediator profile, I have needed to reflect on an important question.
Jeff Kichaven, Californian mediator, suggests what mediation advocates should fairly expect of a mediator in civil dispute resolution.
In an article related to her world which crosses over between workplace mediation and executive and team coaching.
Jonathan Ross, Head of Property Litigation at Forsters LLP writes on the particular advantages of mediation in neighbour disputes.
In a workplace setting disputes can very quickly escalate and both parties can find effective communication difficult. Mediation can cut through these problems by providing a way in which proper communication can be restored.
The 2010 Conference topic "Creating confidence in mediators and the process" contains some implicit assumptions and raises important issues for consideration. f one encountered a conference topic entitled "Creating confidence in lawyers and the legal process" one might well assume that there was...