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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 …

You think you have prepared well for the mediation – think again. Jacqui Joyce looks at what is actually helpful. The usual scenario Provide the mediator with all the documents …

I did a mediation last week that went like a dream. I’m not going to claim any credit – well not too much! It was the parties and their representatives …

In some styles of mediation, particularly community mediation, it is usual for the mediator to meet the parties before the actual mediation. Some commercial mediators also have pre-mediation meetings. This …

When mediators are trained and accredited, we are encouraged to have a joint session, if not at the beginning of, then at least early on in, the mediation. However experience …