I have never been a great fan of mediator's proposals. I took the view that the mediator's job, done well, was to help the parties to come to a solution themselves. Party autonomy and all that.…
In a previous post, I shared Professor Stacie Strong's call for blog readers to respond to her survey on international commercial mediation practice. Thank you to everyone you did.
While the final…
Some 20 years ago, as part of a nostalgia trip (for me) and introductory trip (for my wife) to my childhood haunts in Malaysia, we visited the coastal town of Lumut and the offshore island, Pangkor.…
On 24th September Kluwer and the International Academy of Mediators (IAM) hosted their inaugural mediation webinar – ‘7 Ways to Make Your Next Mediation Successful’. Attendees joined from all over…
Author's Note: I would like to thank Ms. Eunice Chua, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for her contribution to this entry.
5 November 2014 was a momentous day for mediation in Singapore. It saw the…
“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…
