Mediation has recently gained recognition as a dispute settlement mechanism in Ethiopia. However, the absence of a clear legal framework outlining private mediation’s procedural application poses…
In his 'Notes for a Law Lecture', Abraham Lincoln stated, "Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can." While this quote dates back to the 1850s, it echoes recent…
The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has released a draft version of its Mediation Rules to undergo a public consultation process. The PMAC was…
This post was drafted by Leonardo D’Urso, Constantin Adi Gavrila and Julia Radanova.
In a world where conflict is increasingly complex and the stakes ever higher, the need for a clear, adaptable…
It’s been some time since my last post, and I hope readers will forgive the hiatus I took. For better or worse, I’m back! :-)
Years ago, through my training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, I learned…
Technology has been defined as the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life. More often than not we think of this as the application of knowledge from sciences such as…
The EU Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platform, once seen a future cornerstone of cross-border consumer protection in the European Union, has officially been discontinued. The platform will be…
I have been following OpenAI’s large language models since the summer of 2022, when GPT-3 was released. Even at that time, GPT-3 demonstrated occasional glimpses of its potential to assist in dispute…
“I started paddling. The water felt ominous. I doubted my ability to read the map, worried about finding hidden portages, and wondered if I’d made a colossal mistake. But I just kept going…”
That was…
A recent study from Cornell University reignites the debate on how language impacts our interactions with AI—and each other.
On April 18, 2025, an article published in O Globo – a major Brazilian…
