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Going round in circles

October 8, 2026

How often are matters viewed as ‘either/or’ rather than ‘both/and’? The former tends to lead to disagreement and discord while the latter can provide the basis for more productive dialogue. As…

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Syed Bilal Hussain (FCIArb (Independent Mediator, Arbitrator, Adjudicator))

What Does IOMed’s First Case Tell Us About Institutional Mediation?

October 5, 2026

Back in November 2025, this blog made two points worth returning to. First, mediation has long lived in the shadow of arbitration and litigation, respected for its flexibility but without the…

Ghazal Bhootra (Junior Associate, UCL, Dubai)

The Singapore Convention Comes to the DIFC? A Comparative Analysis of the Proposed Mediation Framework

September 30, 2026

The DIFC recently completed its public consultation on its amendments to the Arbitration Law (DIFC Law No. 1 of 2008). The most significant change is the introduction of a new Mediation Framework in…

A corporate restructuring meeting in Rio de Janeiro, with professionals discussing around a table, legal and financial documents in the foreground, and the title “Mediation Under Pressure.”

Andrea Maia (Mediar360 - Dispute Resolution )

Mediation Under Pressure

September 8, 2026

Brazil is going through what may be the busiest year for judicial reorganizations in its recorded history. According to the RGF-BizDoc Monitor, close to 8,000 companies were in judicial…

Ananya Kumar (Undergraduate Student at Rajiv Gandhi University of Law, Punjab)

Changing Landscape of ODR Under the European Union’s New ADR Directive

September 6, 2026

IntroductionFor almost a decade, the European Union’s (EU) single-entry ODR platform had been a global reference point for online dispute resolution (ODR) frameworks as one of the earliest attempts…

Charles Mak (Dr Charles Ho Wang Mak is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol Law School)

The Missing Mediator: Why Sovereign Debt Restructuring Still Has No Seat for the Profession That Could Save It

September 6, 2026

Look closely at six major sovereign debt restructuring cases of the past five years, namely those involving Zambia, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Suriname, and Ethiopia, and you see something curious…

A warm-toned blog graphic showing a mediation meeting table with a laptop displaying AI ethics principles, alongside the title “The Ethics of the Co-Pilot” and text about AI in mediation, human supervision, confidentiality, and global frameworks.

Andrea Maia (Mediar360 - Dispute Resolution )

The Ethics of the Co-Pilot: An Update from Brazil and Beyond

July 8, 2026

I have been spending some of my recent months inside a conversation I did not fully anticipate. As part of CONIMA, the Brazilian National Council of Mediation and Arbitration Institutions, I have…