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...
The need to train our people regularly on diversity principles and practices is well established. The law requires that we do so, and it is especially needed also if we want to build and nurture an inclusive culture that welcomes all. Can the core principles of...
For those who have experienced mediation, did you wonder how the successful outcomes achieved, were reached by your mediator? What skills or methods were used by the mediator, that helped your communications and the negotiations at mediation? In our experience, many conflicts arise, pure and simple,...
The Coronavirus has severely impacted international travel and world trade. Many people have cancelled trips overseas, especially to the Far East and companies are enforcing policies restricting travel. In these challenging times when face to face meetings cannot take place the use of video conferencing and...
Quite rightly most people think of a mediation as being part of a legal process and it is in that mechanism by which a legally binding solution can be achieved. However, it does not have to necessarily be part of a wider legal process. As...
Hexagon Mediation will be holding two free seminars during Mediation Awareness Week Venue: Laytons, Fifth Floor, 2 More London Riverside, London. Negotiation and Decision Making at Mediation Tuesday 8th October from 8:15am - 10am This interactive seminar delivered by three experienced mediators will consider negotiating and decision-making in mediation...
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...
I have had a spate of mediations recently relating to parties in the latter stages of their lives. A number of issues arise in these situations, that mark them out as cases where extra considerations may need to be borne in mind at the mediation. ...
Recent statistics indicate 67% of mediations settle on the day and a 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....
Every professional sportsman has a “game plan” – a plan to get the best possible outcome from their next performance. Mediation is no different – to get the best possible outcome you need to prepare in advance. The “game plan” for a mediation is very simple: Preparation ...