I was privileged recently to give opening remarks at a meeting of mediators in the International Academy of Mediators. The remarks were a reflection on the times we as mediators are living in. I…
“All of humanity's problems stem from [one's] inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
- Blaise Pascal, Pensées
We have done a lot of walking in recent weeks. As we approach the end of the extended…
I have been thinking about some aspects of listening recently. For quite a long while I have been listening to myself, trying to work out where I stand on the skill of listening, its use and its…
In his recent Kluwer Mediation Blog "Is Zoom good enough for mediation?" Rick Weiler notes the recent security concerns that have been expressed regarding Zoom. He has set out a very useful…
If not “Covid-19”, then “Home Office” is going to be the topic of the year 2020. Apart from our family management skills, home office work first and foremost challenges our ability to communicate via…
Are agreements to mediate enforceable?
The short (and incomplete) answer is: yes, they may be provided they are drafted appropriately. In this post we review a recent English judgment which sets outs…
Setting
On the virtual veranda; sipping
Introduction
Adi: Hello Margaret. How are you in these interesting times?.
Marg: I am well, thank you Adi. How are you?
Adi: I'm finding I have a slower pace…
The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“the New York Convention”) makes a huge contribution to the success of international arbitration by providing tools for…
'He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars' (William Blake, Jerusalem)
The coronavirus pandemic deals its cards very unevenly. Some individuals get it lightly, if at all, and…
So ended a recent article in the FT by Martin Wolf on the economic response needed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In it he argues that Governments acting in the collective interest must be…
