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The destruction of Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons was a major event that happened in the world this year and is a testament to mediated negotiations in which words trumped force in getting the…

In a one day survey of Domestic Violence Services provided in Ireland on this day last year (6 November 2012), the following statistics were recorded: 537 women and 311 children were accommodated and…

Its interesting to me that when you Google "lying" and "mediation" you are redirected to "lying" (as in lying down) and "meditation". Recently my attention was drawn back to the old issue of…

The “Italian mediation explosion” attracted a lot of attention from the international mediation community. The mediation explosion came to a sudden halt in December 2012, when the Italian…

First, a confession. Next, a suggestion. At the beginning of every mediation session, I am not sure which hat I will be wearing. Will it be the role of the poker player who is dealing for dollars?…

According to the National Council of Justice, there are close to 90 million lawsuits currently in course in Brazil. On average, it takes around 10 years for a lawsuit to reach closure after all…

Sorry (as we Canadians tend to say a lot). I'm A few days late with this post as I've been vacationing in London U.K. with my wife and 14-year old daughter. (Wonderful time, thanks). Today is my…

This story is for you if: You handle wage and hour class action cases; You run into the situation where there are multiple similar actions filed against the same defendant by different plaintiffs. …

This is a 3-part post on why and how a little focused collaboration among practitioners and users can give ADR a tremendous boost. ADR Taboos In recent years, corporate users of ADR services have…