“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
(Nelson Mandela)
The inspiration for this piece has come from a two very different sources. First…
If you were unaware that last week was Cyberweek 2014, you missed a chance to take part in the 17th annual online conference dedicated to innovations and development in Online Dispute Resolution (ODR…
and Michael Leathes
Seismic tremors emanating from London's Guildhall on October 29th 2014 are set to send change-inducing shockwaves, around the international dispute resolution community. It is…
This article may be helpful particularly if you consider settling a case as a party or as an advisor.
There are many perspectives that one can consider when looking at mediation. One example is that…
“The key to doing well lies not in overcoming others,
but in eliciting their co-operation."
Robert Axelrod
“Although negotiation takes place every day, it is not easy to do well. Standard strategies…
This brief comment arises from genuine curiosity and contains a question for my co-authors and anyone else who happens to read this blog. The situation is this: I’ve recently finished reading the…
STOP PRESS
For one more week only you have the chance to have your say on the enforcement of cross-border mediated settlement agreements. I encourage each and every one of you to offer your input.…
I must confess that I am getting addicted to the TV series “Lie to Me”.
Dr. Cal Lightman, the series protagonist, and his assistant, Dr. Gillian Foster, are specialists in fraud detection through a…
The X factor in mediation is the ability to influence the other side to pay more or take less. Finding the elusive X factor is the challenge for most mediators, and is often done in the face of…
On emerging from a rather taxing meeting a phrase popped into my mind which has done so regularly since I started mediating. It runs “a soft answer turns away wrath” and it is to be found in…
