negotiation

“Life is a lottery and a lot of people lose but the winners, the grinners with money colour eyes eat all the nuggets and order extra fries” - Paul Simon, The Werewolf Lawyers who think their clients…

This post has been adapted from the post "More Uncertainty for the Unitary Patent System after Court Ruling in UK" by Kluwer UPC News Blogger which appears on the Kluwer Patent Blog. The decision…

Days after June's UK Brexit Referendum, US Secretary of State John Kerry advised that: It is absolutely essential that we stay focused on how, in this transitional period, nobody looses their head,…

The Olympics have come and gone with all of the emotion and inspiration they bring. In our recent, fully-subscribed, residential Summer School on mediation skills for leaders, we reflected on the…

‘Tis the season to be merry. And indulgent. ‘Tis also the season when favourite songs are compiled by well-meaning souls into apparently themed collections. In the UK, we have a long-running radio…

Negotiating in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is an experience to relish. I've recently returned from three days in that wonderful city, helping lawyers, judges and mediators to expand the use of mediation…

  There is by far no other nation that would contribute to European civilisation with such an enormous portion and that would be so easily forgotten as the Etruscans. According to some authors, their…

  (This is the final part of a keynote address to the YMCA Conference “From Reactions to Relations” in Burton on Trent on 20 November 2014.) Having considered what we can’t help noticing about our…

It is not uncommon to hear lawyers speak warmly of mediation in general, but when asked if they would recommend it for a particular case respond that they could not see it working. Related to this,…