International Mediation Developments
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March 2011 |
Here is another in a series of updates on international mediation developments from Mediate.com News Editor Keith Seat.
- Greater use of mediation is urged to help offset budget cuts to legal aid in boroughs in London, England. Hackney Citizen (February 18, 2011)
- Germany’s leading arbitration institution, the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit eV (DIS), has issued mediation and other alternative dispute resolution rules. International Law Office (February 17, 2011)
- Italy’s lawyers’ union is calling for a week-long national strike to protest the March 21 implementation of the groundbreaking new mandatory mediation statute in Italy. Karl Bayer.com (February 25, 2011)
- Russia’s new mediation law took effect on January 1 and regulates mediation procedures for business and commercial disputes, along with employment and family law matters. Herbert Smith.com (January 31, 2011)
- The National Institute of Defense of Consumers in Angola mediated consumer complaints and obtained reimbursement of AKZ 3.9 million ($42,000) in 2010. Angola Press (February 2, 2011)
- Qatar continues its push to become an international center for dispute resolution, holding a mediation training for local professionals. The Peninsula (January 26, 2011)
- India’s Law and Justice Minister asserts that alternative dispute resolution will be the preferred way of settling disputes in the future and that India is working to become a preferred destination for ADR. Press Information Bureau (January 9, 2011)
- A new mediation center opened at the Hazaribagh Civil Court in the state of Jharkhand, India. OneIndia News (January 24, 2011)
- Four thousand lawyers wore black stripes in Surat, India to protest opening a mediation center to mediate cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act. The Times of India (February 11, 2011)
- The Supreme Court of Nepal is expanding mediation with new centers in twenty-five remote district courts, making a total of 58 mediation centers. Himalayan Times (December 28, 2010)
- The first Asia-Pacific Mediation Leadership Summit will be hosted in Bangkok, Thailand in July by the Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum. APMF Website
- The Second Asian Mediation Association Conference is being hosted by the Malaysian Bar Council to encourage use of mediation. Malaysian National News Agency (January 26, 2011)
- Mediation is growing in Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre claiming a 90% mediation settlement rate at the end of 2010. The Asset (January 28, 2011)
- The Lands Tribunal in Hong Kong issued a Direction to encourage parties in Land Compulsory Sale cases to use mediation. 7thSpace Interactive (February 11, 2011)
- The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines is urging mediation of cases relating to copyright and other IP disputes, and devoted February to cases requiring mandatory mediation. Business Insight Malaya (February 15, 2011)
Biography
Keith L. Seat is a full-time mediator and arbitrator who can effectively assist parties in resolving a wide range of telecommunications, antitrust and other commercial disputes. With over twenty years of legal experience as a mediator, arbitrator, litigator, advocate before executive branch agencies, and key staffer in the legislative and judicial branches, Mr. Seat brings a wealth of experience to his work as a mediator and arbitrator to help parties reach successful resolutions of complex disputes.
Mr. Seat began his legal career in a federal clerkship with U.S. District Judge William H. Becker, and then litigated antitrust and commercial disputes for many years at a major Washington law firm, Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, where he first worked on telecom and technology issues. In 1993, Mr. Seat was named General Counsel of the Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, where he served for four years, playing a significant role in the enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Returning to the private sector in 1997, Mr. Seat rounded out his experience with a senior in-house counsel position at MCI, one of the nation’s largest telecommunications firms. At MCI, he gained a first-hand appreciation for the important perspective brought to issues and disputes by in-house decision-makers. Mr. Seat also deepened his knowledge of telecom issues and gained experience addressing competition-related issues in the corporate setting, as well as helping resolve disputes among large organizations.
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