Metaphorically speaking mediators will often invite parties to a conflict to get into each other’s shoes to try to help broaden perspectives and deepen understanding of concerns, issues and needs to…
Ms Machimdhorn Khampiranont (“MA”) is the Acting Managing Director of Thailand Arbitration Center (“THAC”), which has been set up to support and provide neutral and independent alternative dispute…
For the past 2 weeks I have been teaching an intensive postgraduate class on interest-based negotiation. Most of the group were international students who, until now, had been…
Ongoing debates about the introduction of mandatory mediation (UK and Bulgaria) or widening the scope of mandatory mediation (Italy, Turkey, and India) prove the relevance of this topic across the EU…
This article was prepared by Mahmoud Arif and Constantin-Adi Gavrilă.
Picture any school in any community in the world, and you are sure to imagine a group of children learning and playing. Whenever…
In 2017, I wrote one of my most read articles on Kluwer: Elementary my dear Watson!
At that time, artificial intelligence (AI) had already invaded our lives and much was being discussed about its…
There are usually numerous issues to be resolved in mediated commercial disputes, for example:
whether a relationship should be continued or terminated and, on what basis;
the terms upon…
Introduction
If you find yourself in the midst of a legal dispute, you might feel confident that taking the matter to court is the best option, especially when you have a strong case. After all, who…
“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players”
In his ‘untold history’ – “The Earth Transformed” Peter Frankopan charts the way in which the natural environment has shaped human…
What is Cab Rank Rule?
The Four Bars (namely, England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland) have recently issued a joint statement on the cab rank rule. According to the statement, the…
