Kindergarten and conflict – Pre-school leadership in conflict resolution.
Becoming a devoted Grandma has been a surprising and enriching learning experience for me. The early childhood…
Mediation is certainly featuring in the international news right now.
This week Giuseppe De Palo posted an enthusiastic message about workplace conflict resolution. He congratulated the Office of the…
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Music and art make continuing and surprising contributions to Dispute Resolution.
Greg Bond’s June Blog, written as a means of…
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Court cases are an important source of guidance for mediators, disputants and their lawyers. They remind us that the law casts a long shadow even when…
Recent blogs by Haris Meidanis on compulsory mediation in Greece prompt me to consider how lucky we are in Australia. Compulsion into mediation is common here. Outcomes are similar to voluntary…
(This post is being republished because of technical problems when it was first published)
The recently reported Australian case of Ku-ring-gai Council v Ichor Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 610…
Have you ever wondered who mediators are helping? The parties, obviously! Well, not so obvious to our critics. In this blog I consider worries about mediation's approach to manifest injustice…
Many jurisdictions have grappled with the extent to which their courts should get themselves involved in the mediation of litigated cases.
Many different approaches have found favour around the globe…
The legendary cellist Pablo Casals was once asked why he continued to practice at the age of 90. “Because” he replied, “I think I’m making progress”.
It is an extraordinary acknowledgement…
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…
