Mediation in Today's News
Mediation’s role in elder law issues
When adult children disagree on the best course of action regarding ailing parents, disputes dating back to childhood can resurface.
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Child-dragging case goes to mediation
Mediation is the next step in the case of the former teacher accused of dragging an autistic boy through school hallways in October 2019.
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‘Quite an adventure’: How the Swiss brought peace to Mozambique
Mirko Manzoni can hardly believe he has a peace deal for Mozambique in his pocket. As lead mediator, he spent three years shuttling between the country’s president and rebels in the bush, and it was not easy. But he says the accord finally signed in August could be a model for Swiss good offices.
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Being able to understand another person’s viewpoint is essential for effective communication.
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Mediation Lessons From the Talmud: The Components of an Effective Apology
In this latest post exploring mediation lessons from the Talmud, we discuss the components of an effective apology (the Talmud being an ancient Jewish legal text compiled around 500 C.E. that is a primary source of Jewish law and philosophy).
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‘I know I’m not a bully, and I felt the need to say that’: an employee’s account of mediation
Every HR professional will be aware of the benefits of workplace mediation, particularly if it can avoid the cost and stress of an employment tribunal. But how does it feel for the employee? Here’s one anonymous worker’s experience of the process.
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Organizers of controversial art exhibition "After 'Freedom of Expression?'" announce Monday in Nagoya that they and the host of the exhibition have agreed a three-day reopening.
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Girl guides parents to mediation
In a bid to unite her parents, who have been living separately, a 12-year-old girl, a class 6 student from Sivaganga district, has managed to convince them to resolve their differences through mediation.
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Ram Lalla counsel says no to new round of mediation
The Nirmohi Akhara, the traditional sebaiyat of the deity, too is staying away from the process. That places a greater responsibility on the top court to wind up the arguments well ahead of the deadline.
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Mediators have to have balance – learning circus skills was a big help
One of the skills mediators need to have is the ability to manage any biases and assumptions that may affect a mediation. This is important when helping people resolve disputes, as the mediator needs to act and have the confidence of the parties that it will be in an even-handed manner.
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Mediation in insolvency cases for a better resolution
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has changed the legal as well as the economic topography of India.
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India’s stand clear on Kashmir, won’t accept third-party mediation: Jaishankar
Categorically rejecting any scope for third-party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India’s stand has been clear for decades and the two countries can discuss the issue bilaterally.
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Federal government says mediation could help resolve $200M SRS plutonium lawsuit
As South Carolina's plutonium fines lawsuit transitions to an appeals court, the federal government has indicated the matter could benefit from mediation, despite prior settlement negotiations collapsing and securing a favorable ruling soon after.
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South Africa’s No. 1 Platinum Union Seeks Wage Dispute Mediation
South Africa’s biggest platinum mining labor union has referred a wage dispute with both Anglo American Platinum Ltd. and Sibanye Gold Ltd. to outside mediators.
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Mediate.com Launches MediateIndia! Proven Bridge Between Professional Mediators and the Public
Mediate.com, the world’s most visited dispute resolution site and most used mediator directory, has launched MediateIndia! CAMP, based in Bangalore, is the Foundational Sponsor for MediateIndia!
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Criminal charges against IRS security guard sent to mediation
The criminal case against an IRS security guard who held a Lucas County Sheriff’s deputy at gunpoint has been sent to mediation.
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Opelika native begins legal mediation career -- at age 19
In his office on the first floor of the Lee County Justice Center, 19-year-old Jamie Lowe drew three overlapping circles to illustrate a theory shared with him by Circuit Judge Mark Fellows for finding the “sweet spot.”
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Mountain Mediation Center Initiating Series Of Community Conversations
Mountain Mediation Center, a nonprofit organization that provides conflict resolution to residents on the Wasatch Back, is expanding its services to include hosting a new community conversation series.
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Walmart open to mediation on EEOC complaint on gender bias
Memos from the EEOC were issued in July and urge the parties to reach a resolution. The agency said there is “reasonable cause” to believe there was gender bias, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Small claims court mediation program leads to fair outcomes, participants say
The Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution revealed the data collected by its partnership with the Osgoode Mediation Intensive Program and the Osgoode Mediation Clinic throughout the 2018 to 2019 academic year.
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A Neuro-Linguist’s Toolbox – Self-Care and Improvement: Preliminary Thoughts
I have been looking into matters of self-care and personal improvement for mediators recently and was surprised to find that, even though there has been some writing on this, there isn’t a lot.
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Ayodhya case: Court allows resumption of mediation process in Babri masjid Ram temple dispute
Sets October 18 deadline to complete hearings in temple-mosque dispute.
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Tarrant County judge orders mediation and shares threats of violence in Vic Mignogna lawsuit
If mediation fails to produce a settlement by Oct. 3, Judge John Chupp told the lawyers, he will rule on all outstanding orders the following day.
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Oglesby mayor sends police flap to a mediator
A mediator has been retained to settle the flap between Oglesby’s police chief and police commissioner.
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Judge orders mediation for family of woman who drowned in sheriff’s van
HORRY CO, SC (WBTW) – A judge has ordered the family of a woman who drowned while locked inside a sheriff’s van and all defendants in the family’s lawsuit into mediation.
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Advanced mediation: The solicitor’s new best friend
Advanced mediation is gaining traction. Natai Shelsen argues it gets results and preserves relationships
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Ayodhya parties want talks to resume, mediation panel tells Supreme Court
The Ayodhya mediation committee on Monday filed a short memorandum informing the Supreme Court that parties across the Hindu-Muslim religious divide have approached it with a request to resume talks to amicably resolve the over 70-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute.
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Adele's Husband Agrees To Joint Custody and Private Mediation
Adele's estranged husband, Simon Konecki has just filed a response in the couple's divorce, and it seems the split will be very amicable.
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‘Restorative Practices at Penn’ offers conflict and mediation services for students
In a recent disciplinary report, Penn announced that mediation and conflict services for students have been expanded to the Restorative Practices at Penn Program within the Office of Student Conduct.
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Is Your Pre-Litigation Mediation Clause Well-Drafted? A Cautionary Tale from California
The popularity of pre-litigation mediation clauses continues to grow. Such clauses are appealing because they provide parties with a window of opportunity to settle a dispute before becoming embroiled in litigation and incurring all of the attendant costs.
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County dispute over new court computer system heads to mediation
A lawsuit filed by the Medina County Board of Commissioners against Medina County Domestic Domestic Relations Court Judge Mary Kovack has been referred to mediation by the Ohio Supreme Court.
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The Role Of Humor In Mediation - No Laughing Matter!
Mediation is serious business. But, nonetheless, a process which has room for – and, indeed, a need for – humor at the right moments.
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Lawsuit over Biden motorcade crash resolved in mediation
DOVER, Del. — An attorney for a Delaware woman who filed a lawsuit over a car accident involving a Joe Biden vice presidential motorcade says the case has been resolved in mediation.
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Mediation ongoing between 2013 Louisville basketball players and NCAA
The final buzzer has not yet sounded on mediation efforts between the NCAA and a group of former Louisville basketball players suing to restore the 2013 national championship.
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MVRHS looks at two mediators in funding formula negotiations
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is looking at two firms that could be hired to facilitate discussions surrounding the regional funding formula.
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Rick Pitino returns to Louisville for mediation in breach of contract lawsuit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Rick Pitino was back in Louisville on Tuesday hoping to reach a settlement with the University of Louisville Athletic Association. After eight-and-a-half hours of mediation between Pitino's legal team and U of L Athletics inside the Federal Courthouse Building in downtown Louisville, no comment to reporters.
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UGA Law Dean: New U.N. Treaty on Mediation Holds Promise for Georgia
Signed in August, the Singapore Convention on Mediation aims to smooth out the enforceability of cross-border agreements reached via mediation,
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Find out how much you know about mediation with this short true/false quiz.
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Local mediators saving courts time and money through volunteer efforts
IDAHO FALLS — Volunteer mediators have been saving the court system time and money while helping people come to reasonable agreements for more than 20 years.
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The Real Cost Of Refusing To Mediate
Here Peter Brewer, a solicitor and partner in the national firm of Clarke Willmott LLP, based in the Commercial and Private Client Litigation team in Birmingham, looks at the recent dispute between step-sisters Deborah Cutler and Anna Winter over their parents’ estate.
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Taking the mediation route before heading to court
Court should be the last resort in a dispute, and if a draft rule, issued by the Rules Board for Courts of Law, is approved, it will require parties to consider mediation before taking matters any further.
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New online tool for parenting plans avoids cost, conflict: B.C. legal services society
Putting together a parenting plan in B.C. has gotten a bit easier. The provincial Legal Services Society's (LSS) MyLawBC Family Resolution Centre is now allowing parents to craft their plan online.
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Kiwanis clubs, Northern Community Mediation fund anti-bullying coloring book
PETOSKEY — It’s a collaborative effort to help combat an increasingly growing issue. Four local Kiwanis clubs will collaborate with Northern Community Mediation by funding an anti-bullying coloring book which will be distributed to all elementary school students in the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District service area, which totals some 3,800 students.
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English High Court Confirms Mediation Can Be Condition Precedent to Litigation
In Ohpen Operations UK Limited v. Invesco Fund Managers Limited, the English court held that mediation was a condition precedent to the commencement of litigation and, accordingly, stayed the proceedings to enable mediation to take place. The decision confirms that an alternative dispute resolution provision can be an enforceable condition precedent to formal proceedings.
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Should the Federal Mediation Privilege Only Apply to Court-Ordered Mediations?
The existence and scope of a federal mediation privilege remains unclear. Among the Circuit Courts, the strongest and clearest endorsement of a federal mediation privilege is the Second Circuit’s decision in In re Teligent, Inc. Yet, in a somewhat surprising about-face, a federal magistrate judge in the Southern District of New York recently held that the mediation confidentiality standard announced in Teligent does not apply to private mediations.
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Brazil’s Foreign Trade to Get Conflict Mediation Chamber
The measure also seeks to benefit small and medium traders who do not have a sufficiently strong legal structure to wage international battles.
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Man's military vehicle collection town calls junk to go to mediation
RICHMOND — Whipple Hill Road resident Alex Leduc may avoid a lawsuit over his antique truck collection as both sides have agreed to mediation. The town is suing Leduc and demanding that he get rid of the trucks and spare parts he keeps for the trucks, claiming in court filings that he is operating a business on his 4-acre Whipple Hill Road property,
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Lincoln-Sudbury sex assault case heads to mediation
The move toward mediation comes two weeks after John Doe, one of Roe’s alleged assailants, filed an Aug. 9 motion to intervene in the lawsuit, claiming the defendants “equally violated (his) rights when they conducted an inadequate investigation into the alleged incident, thereby causing him harm.”
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Pros and Cons of Caucus Versus Joint Session in Business Dispute Mediation
Caucus versus joint session. Every mediator has a different view on the subject. Some rely heavily on caucus, and some try to avoid it. Some recommend a joint session followed by caucus while others advocate the reverse.
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Beijing's Belt and Road Means Big Business for Mediators
China’s global infrastructure initiative is sparking a growing demand for mediation services to resolve disputes.
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Ever since I took a course developed by Ronald Heifetz on Exercising Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, I wanted to reflect on how much mediation and leadership have in common.
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