http://www.heskethmediation.com/mediator/need-specialist-mediator/ Mediation Services Liverpool Manchester Preston & London Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:27:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.heskethmediation.com/mediator/need-specialist-mediator/comment-page-1/#comment-344 How to organise a mediation | Philip Hesketh Professional Mediator Tue, 25 May 2010 14:07:51 +0000 http://www.heskethmediation.com/?p=1344#comment-344 [...] This is just like selecting a joint expert. Either party can nominate their preferred choices to the other side. If you can’t agree you could ask a mediation provider like ADR Group to appoint one (although the fee will be greater than going direct) or you could ask me to find a mediator. As always it’s best if you get a recommendation so ask your colleagues if they know of any suitable candidates. You might also want to consider whether or not you need a specialist. [...] [...] This is just like selecting a joint expert. Either party can nominate their preferred choices to the other side. If you can’t agree you could ask a mediation provider like ADR Group to appoint one (although the fee will be greater than going direct) or you could ask me to find a mediator. As always it’s best if you get a recommendation so ask your colleagues if they know of any suitable candidates. You might also want to consider whether or not you need a specialist. [...]

]]> http://www.heskethmediation.com/mediator/need-specialist-mediator/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Ros Cresswell Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:02:49 +0000 http://www.heskethmediation.com/?p=1344#comment-153 I generally agree with David's view. When I worked in the Ombudsman field I dreaded nothing more that getting a complaint about my area of "expertise" when I ended up fighting the urge to think I knew the answer or the right thing to do. As a mediator that distance from the detail is crucial to honouring the process and I have always been a great believer that by asking the "stupid" question you reveal far more to everyone in the room. Of course, as always there are exceptions and in the field of divorce mediation, where I practice most often at the moment, you need some specialist knowledge of the divorce process and what is required by the courts - of course the real subject matter, the marriage, remains the specialist subject only of the couple! I generally agree with David’s view. When I worked in the Ombudsman field I dreaded nothing more that getting a complaint about my area of “expertise” when I ended up fighting the urge to think I knew the answer or the right thing to do. As a mediator that distance from the detail is crucial to honouring the process and I have always been a great believer that by asking the “stupid” question you reveal far more to everyone in the room. Of course, as always there are exceptions and in the field of divorce mediation, where I practice most often at the moment, you need some specialist knowledge of the divorce process and what is required by the courts – of course the real subject matter, the marriage, remains the specialist subject only of the couple!

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