Recently, I have become an owner of two hectares of land in protected natural area which I intend to plant with trees. I was inspired to this by a wonderful book that I read some ten years ago.…
Last week the long-awaited Irish Mediation Bill was finally published. Its purpose is to introduce a coherent comprehensive regulatory framework for mediation in Ireland. For a number of reasons it…
We all know how difficult it is for newly-trained mediators to gain practical exposure in this field, where competency is so heavily based on one's breadth and depth of experience. The next few…
In this article I discuss some of the perception and cognitive biases relevant to conflict as well as the interaction between biases and conflict. I think that it is important for mediators to be…
Editorial note: Given the high level of interest in our posts which address Brexit, the following detailed analysis of the Supreme Court's decision on the Brexit process by Maria Kendrick, Visiting…
John and David Sturrock
1. Introduction
Several years ago, while travelling back with my son David to Oxford where he was studying as an undergraduate, we discussed my work as a mediator and his…
Raymond Williams, Resources of Hope (published posthumously in 1989), p. 118
I write and will upload this blog on the eve of my departure for Paris and the ICC's 12th International Commercial…
From 11th to 14th January 2017, the second edition of Lex Infinitum was held at V.M. Salgaocar College of Law, University of Goa, Panjim, India. Lex Infinitum – law to the max – stands for an…
Mediation as a means to resolve disputes without the assistance of the court has become more and more popular in the post-Soviet bloc countries, for example Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania.
The Law on…
I have a confession to make. I generally do my best to be positive and optimistic. In part because it's good for my physical and mental health but also because I know that my outlook affects the…
