Governments/Public Sector

This is the second in a series of postings written by Michael Leathes, Tina Monberg and Irena Vanenkova and Nadja Alexander. The first post appeared on the Kluwer Mediation Blog on 17 August…

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC), a department of the UK Government responsible for the collection of taxes, published the results of its pilot ADR project evaluation. It has been testing a new…

Mackerel has recently been taken off the 'Fish to Eat' list of the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). Due to overfishing, MCS has downgraded its rating of this popular oily fish. The society believes…

 Prior to Christmas I found myself in Jerusalem, Israel – the heart of the heart of the conflict of our time. Here, no one agrees on anything – even the monks from various Christian denominations …

A potpourri of mediation-related reflections as the holiday break fades from memory. Hockey Mediation - With last Saturday's puck drops in 13 cities the National Hockey League has commenced its…

Edinburgh is one of the world's top tourist attractions. To quote its own website "Edinburgh is an multi-award-winning, world-class tourist destination. A must-see cultural capital. From stunning…

In previous posts I had pointed out how difficult it is in my area to make mediation taking off and despite the fact that Switzerland has been known as a "neutral" country with a long standing…

Two stories currently making headlines in Canada provide the occasion to harken back to previous posts on this blog. Mediation Backlog - Ontario No-Fault Auto Insurance Disputes  In March of this…

I’ve been working in this field for more than 20 years and one thing that I’ve observed with genuine curiosity over that time is the sniping from various quarters that what I (and others with…