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It now appears to be accepted by the vast majority of professionals that mediation is a cheap, quick and effective way to settle disputes. I have long held the view …
The overall aim of a mediation is to reach a settlement. The strategy that the mediator will use will depend on whether he or she is an ‘evaluative’ mediator or …
The judge in this latest case (Bradley v Heslin) started off the judgment with the following words: “Rather to my surprise I find myself trying a case about a pair …
Costs are often a serious obstacle to settlement, even where everything else can be agreed. This is frequently because parties mediate so late in the day and get bogged down …
The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), in June, published its Sixth biannual audit of the mediation profession and the lawyers that instruct them. The market It is estimated that …
There comes a point in some mediations when the parties start to despair of ever reaching a settlement. This is often when sugar levels start to drop in the afternoon. …
Even after over 13 years as a mediator, there are still new experiences. I recently conducted a mediation where two very able and experienced property litigation partners in two prestigious …
Negotiating with the devil! Can you settle with someone you believe to be a crook? This was a focal point in a mediation I conducted last year, and also has …
Often parties in property disputes rely on experts of the same discipline and the experts are invited to the mediation. The question then is, what is the most effective way …
When Andrew Mitchell MP got into a little fracas in Downing Street whilst pushing his bicycle, he could not possibly have conceived of the consequences. He lost his job, police …