Date: Wednesday 17 June 2020 at 1:00pm to 2:00pm Like many people, the working life of a dispute lawyer has been turned upside down in the last few months. Long-established ways of working have been disrupted, and early indications are that many disputes have gone into hibernation...
Many in today’s world think that every dispute should or could be resolved by mediation and in truth that may be the case but there can be challenges. Black or White? On the basis that normally mediation involves a degree of compromise, there can be situations where...
While statistics consistently show that the vast majority of cases at mediation result in agreement on the mediation day, around one third do not. So, in the cases that do not settle on the day, how can the mediation process still result in a positive outcome for the parties? The role of the...
Recent statistics indicate that 67% of mediations settle on the day and further 19% soon after. However, representatives and parties often experience difficulties in achieving settlement at some point during their mediation. The mediator’s key role is to help the parties achieve settlement in their dispute....