You may have seen a post on 17 April 2012 exploring the thinking behind the Commercial Mediation Group, an affiliation that aims to give a voice to the users of commercial mediation services. The…
The 8th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition begins tomorrow at the International Chamber of Commerce, in Paris.
During the Competition, university students will face complex,…
It was with horror that I read Bill Marsh’s blog this week reporting on the shooting of parties to a mediation in Arizona – news of the event hadn’t crossed the Atlantic at that stage. One of my…
Many of you will have read of the tragedy this week in Arizona, where a mediation ended in the death of one party, and the serious wounding of their lawyer. Details are still sketchy, but it seems…
Prior to Christmas I found myself in Jerusalem, Israel – the heart of the heart of the conflict of our time.
Here, no one agrees on anything – even the monks from various Christian…
I once had the honour to meet the first woman in Space, Valentina Tereshkova. She said something that has always stuck in my mind: “Once you have been in Space you appreciate how small and fragile…
Despite the beautiful summer sunshine outside the window, the end of holidays always bring us back to the unavoidable reality of the new year: hard work.
January is time to go through the large…
A potpourri of mediation-related reflections as the holiday break fades from memory.
Hockey Mediation - With last Saturday's puck drops in 13 cities the National Hockey League has commenced its…
Mediating complex employment cases is like rehearsing for a concerto. The conductor spends a substantial amount of time reviewing the score, while the musicians practice the piece both individually…
I read a long time ago that lessons for life can be found everywhere as long as we look for them. As with many of these quotes that we read, my response was to nod sagaciously, file it away for…
