One of the problems of marketing mediation services is that the general public does not have a high level of awareness of it. Just tell someone you are a mediator and see what the reaction is. Maybe that will change in the America at least if a new TV drama starring Sarah Shahi is a…
Category Archives: Mediation
Family Mediation in the United States
This week I am delighted to have as my guest blogger Diana Mercer. Diana is co-author of Making Divorce Work : 8 Essential Keys to Resolving Conflict and Rebuilding Your Life and Your Divorce Advisor and a Mediator at Peace Talks Mediation Services Inc. Diana writes : In the United States, there are essentially 2…
How to deal with an unreasonable party in multi-party actions.
You wouldn’t want to cause a flood resulting in serious electrical damage to any building. You particularly wouldn’t want to do it in the offices of a, shall we say, large law firm. Unfortunately for the Appellants in Supershield Ltd v Siemens Building Technologies FE Ltd that is what they did. I am discussing the…
What is mediation? A guide for your client.
I am frequently asked what is mediation? Solicitors need to know what it is because they are under a professional duty to advise their clients about it. To help answer the question I have produced a short document designed for clients who are non-lawyers. I have set it out in full below or you can…
Who pays for mediation?
The short answer to who pays for mediation is – the parties involved pay. There are two costs involved, the mediator’s fee and the legal representatives’ fees. The mediator’s fee This is usually paid in advance of the mediation and normally split evenly between the parties, so in a two party action they pay half…
The mediation revolution – government fires opening salvo.
The government has started its campaign to encourage greater use of mediation. Writing in the Government Gazette, Jonathan Djanogly MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice, said that mediation has “an important, possibly revolutionary role to play”. Apparently since taking up his job Mr Djanogly has learned from the public and…
3 key reasons solicitors use mediation
3 key reasons solicitors use mediation:
* Cash is king;
* Satisfied clients return;
* They like negotiating.
5 easy steps to a telephone mediation
Telephone mediation is a really cost effective solution for resolving:
* Legal costs disputes;
* Cases where the parties are geographically far apart;
* Low value claims including fast track personal injury;
At just £179 plus VAT per party for a two hour mediation it is great value.
How to read a website without visiting it.
How can you keep up to date and read a website without visiting it? You find a good website which is regularly updated. You want to keep up with new posts on the site. You don’t want to have to visit it to find out if there is anything new. The answer is RSS –…
ADR : An essential competency for lawyers
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 kind enough to let me know he had quoted from this blog in his review. Colm is a Canadian mediator, at the moment his…
