Every month I write on the 25th. Today is different. Today is Christmas!
Posting during Christmas makes my job even more challenging. Regardless of religion and national boundaries, this period of…
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…
My basic nature is to be optimistic about the future. If I were one of the six thinking hats described by author Edward DeBono, I would be the yellow hat. The yellow hat is for optimism and the…
[Author's note: Christmas is just around the corner and as with last year, I thought I would indulge by writing something whimsical. For those readers who do not celebrate or like Christmas; or those…
In the last year I have had the privilege of joining a group of mediators for their monthly CPD (continuing professional development). We are all loosely in the commercial sector, which can include…
In June 2012 the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the Mediation Ordinance (MO), the first piece of legislation on mediation in Hong Kong SAR. The MO was a much awaited and highly anticipated law…
Mediation in Europe has evolved, including developing into a mature subject of comparative legal studies. Just in October and November of this year, three voluminous books on mediation law and…
The title of "Mediator"
In Switzerland there are two main areas of intervention of the mediation and therefore two broad categories of mediators: the so-called "conventional" mediators and those who…
As much as we might like mediation’s fluid and often intangible nature, every now and then it can be of benefit to come across some research which enables us to take a step back and look at the…
OK, I know I'm going out of turn with this Blog post, but I thought readers will want to be aware of a HUGE mediation development in Canada - even if it does involve a mediation that will take place…
