This month I want to share with you a little gem of a mediation book, published late last year by the Irish state-funded Family Mediation Service (FMS). I wanted to review this book for two reasons –…
As you would expect, judges are appointed for their ability to adjudicate, often untested at the time of elevation to the Bench.
Once appointed, many jurisdictions around the world then ask their…
Scotland is a practical nation. The list of its inventions includes penicillin, anaesthetics, steam engines, tarmac roads and even the decimal point (see http://www.magicdragon.com/Wallace/thingscot…
Even if in most jurisdictions it is still rarely practiced, a few areas of law exist in which mediation may provide as many benefits as it does in bankruptcy. A drastic increase in the amount of…
Promotion and legislation on mediation in The Netherlands
Machteld Pel, Pelmediation
I would like to present an update about the promotion and legislation on mediation in the Netherlands and the…
Quality standards for the mediator?
What conditions are needed for the successful outcome of a mediation? Without parties’ commitment to really resolve the conflict and settle the case, no success is…
According to reports, we should now get used to living in an era of austerity. Tax increases, welfare cuts, and salary freezes are on their way in many countries. Does this mean that public spending…
