Category: Blogs – Legal

In this episode of the ICODR podcast, Ian speaks with Dr. Fahimeh Abedi, Research Fellow at the Centre for AI...

(interview by ChatGPT) In this edition of the Mediate.com Great Reads Book Club, ChatGPT interviews Abdi Aidid and Benjamin Alarie,...

Georgia adopted its first mediation law much more recently than Italy. Previously, Georgia had only limited provisions in its Code...

Although modern mediation and other out-of-court settlement practices have emerged mainly from common law legal cultures, many civil law countries...

This article discusses some civility and ethical issues we experience in our professional practices. While accepting the Republican presidential nomination...

An age-old inquiry in ADR is under what circumstances must a party’s legal claims be dismissed from court and heard...

On three occasions in the past, I have written about a case in Saginaw, Michigan in which the issue was...

In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Judge Sherry Klein Heitler and Judge Richard McDermott give listeners a deeper look into the...

Ministry of Law in Singapore has provided for ‘free’ mediation for wedding couples and wedding vendors that were affected by...

By the time I reach the end of this article, some reader will have already begun typing a response. To...

Mediate.com launched its spinoff online community Arbitrate.com on March 1, 2021, and the site has made an enormous amount of...

After several attempts over many years, on 10 May 2022 the Nigerian Parliament passed a new Commercial Arbitration and Mediation...

A short while ago, CAMS published a short article regarding arbitration and how “forum shopping” can be a problem. Recent...

"Resolution through Mediation for Community Mental Health." Please consider joining us to hear more about this and many other mental...

If you were to ask a layman what mediation is, the answer would probably be something along the lines of,...

A Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation seminar taught late last year by William Ury picked up on his legendary negotiation practice and theory...

The American Bar Association recently posted an article in its ABA Weekly Newsletter (May 27,2022)  about a patient signing an agreement with a hospital...

As the number of LGBTQ marriages has significantly increased in recent years, the number of divorces has also gone up....

For an upcoming book club discussion, I am reading Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East...

What is a bubbe-meise? It’s a myth, a fairy tale, an urban legend. Translated from Yiddish, it is literally “a grandmother’s...

Mediation is not a new concept in the Kenyan culture.  It was traditionally used to settle disputes.  It was used...

Do you often feel introverted, generally preferring to be in a small group of trusted friends than in a large...

Most settlement agreements provide that the entire action shall be dismissed and the court shall retain jurisdiction under Code of...

When you are deciding whether to use mediation to resolve your custody dispute, consider these alternatives. If you already have...

It is often assumed by businesses that there is a good and positive working atmosphere. Indeed, the feelings of employees...

Business partnerships are often stronger than sole proprietorships because two or more partners can bring diverse strengths to the table...

In coaching we often suggest clients that they “keep Amy in the backseat” when you’re in a conflict. We are...

Most settlement agreements provide that the entire action shall be dismissed and the court shall retain jurisdiction under Code of...

We lost so much when COVID came to town.  We lost a sense of normal.  We lost jobs. We lost...

The coronavirus has led to inconvenience, case backlogs, and court closures across the nation. Yet thanks to Zoom and other...