Alternative Dispute Resolution : An Essential Competency for Lawyers by Mark Partridge has been reviewed by Colm Brannigan on the Web Journal of Current Legal Issues. I know because Colm was ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution : An Essential Competency for Lawyers by Mark Partridge has been reviewed by Colm Brannigan on the Web Journal of Current Legal Issues. I know because Colm was ...
Neighbour disputes can have a long history and have associated legal costs far out of proportion with the dispute. However, as this recent case shows, mediation is not always going to provide a solution.
Mediation training should become an integral part of the education of new lawyers in the UK. Lord Neuberger calls for a change in attitude and understanding in University Law Departments and Law Schools.
Mediation position statements often do no more than repeat the pleadings – setting the parties up for a legal argument and not an interests based examination of the best solution. I have created a simple pro forma with guidance for creating more effective statements.
The UK Mediation Forum is now up and running. I have had the idea of trying to get as much web based information about mediation presented in one place for a long time now - ...
Lord Jackson said most judges are making strenuous efforts to commend mediation. Here are a few examples form the senior judiciary.
Is Sir Rupert Jackson right when he says “Most lawyers and judges already make strenuous efforts to commend mediation.”? Is producing a mediation handbook the best way to promote mediation?
High Court Judge punishes the RSPCA for failing to mediate or use other forms of ADR in dispute over a will.
A review of posts on this website from a year ago, February 2009. Featuring a look at autistic hostility and the challenge of lawyers and mediators regarding each other as partners in dispute resolution.
Tammy Lenski, a mediator and trainer from the USA is planning a trip to the UK and will be delivering seminars on mediation marketing. For more information follow the links to her website in this post.