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…
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…
Introducing Regional Assistant Editors – strengthening the Blog’s global coverage from January 2026From January 2026, the Kluwer Mediation Blog will be supported by a new roster of Regional Assistant…
The Editorial Team at the Kluwer Mediation Blog is delighted to announce a global call for expressions of interest to join us as Regional Editors.For over a decade, the Kluwer Mediation Blog has…
The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has released a draft version of its Mediation Rules to undergo a public consultation process. The PMAC was…
Fisher and Ury’s Getting to Yes (first published in 1981 and never out of print) was followed ten years later by Ury’s Getting Past No. Both made a significant impact on our negotiation…
I. Background
That India is a litigious country and that the courts have a backlog of a huge number of cases is a well-worn cliché. Against such a backdrop, the stage has been set for a mediation…
A Case to Remember: A Voyage Charter Dispute
Maritime TradeIn 2024, I mediated 72 cases, but one stood out in particular—a voyage charter dispute involving the loss of cargo during severe weather…
Singapore is widely known as a leading centre on the map of international mediation.
On 7 August 2019, a signing ceremony for the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements…
