Category: Civil

PGP Mediation Blog by Phyllis G. PollackI learned a new term recently: noise. Not “noise” as in a room full...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleMediators may encounter a reluctance to settle by one or both parties during the course...

Legal systems round the globe are grounded in the rule of law and in theory, justice is available readily and...

Introducing the New Arbitrate.com! After many months of work, we are very proud to announce the launch of the new Arbitrate.com, sporting...

F. Peter Phillips, director of New York Law School’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Skills Program, welcomed an online audience earlier this month...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleIn a recent podcast produced by the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), Richard Birke, executive...

Thirty years ago this past week, I walked away from my partnership in a San Francisco litigation firm to develop...

Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 Is Now Lawyer-Friendly Most settlement agreements provide that the entire action shall be dismissed...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleAs a JAMS mediator, I believe that one of the best ways to assist parties...

This article focuses on a specialized class of employment law and human rights issues where there an overlap exists between...

Many of you may know Josh Weiss as the Co-Founder of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University and Senior...

The Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM), National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM), Mediators Beyond Borders (MBB) and  Association for...

This article first appeared on Urbas Arbitral, here. In separate cases, the Court of Appeal in Iyad Al-Qishawi Professional Corporation v....

I recently conducted a Webinar interview with Sriram Panchu, one of India's leading mediators, on his experience using "virtual" mediation...

Imagine my surprise years ago when I went through North Carolina family financial mediation training and I learned that the...

How dispute resolution can help when the courts can’t There appears to be a gradual change from so-called “vanilla” relationships...

The journey taken by the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC) from when it first started till now is a clear indication...

This article from Harvard's "The Practice," shines a light on ODR and its evolution using Colin Rule’s career as a...

Most civil and commercial private mediators and ADR providers offer their clients a binary choice between a half day mediation...

This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with David Hoffman, founder of The Boston Collaborative and former President of...

This paper was part of a directed reading assignment for California State University Dominguez Hills, with Dr. Jarrett.  INTRODUCTION It...

Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a series of peer reviewed articles and videos under the collective title Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s...

Editorial Note: Mediate.com has published a series of peer reviewed articles and videos under the collective title Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s...

Editor's Note:  In this article series, seven leading mediators and conflict resolution practitioners share their unique voices on three pressing...

We are former Directors of the Community Relations Service (CRS) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) who have served in...

Online Dispute Resolution Pioneer Colin Rule Named Mediate.com CEO Former eBay and PayPal Exec to Focus on Global Expansion and...

This is an opinion piece about the country's response to the pandemic.The Nation is facing the triple challenges of the...

Whilst the construction industry worldwide is plagued by disputes, construction disputes in the Middle East have two distinct characteristics. The...

This video is presented as part of Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Conference. Tom Stipanowich talks about the arbitration process being taken...

The "digitization of mediation," now on steroids with the Covid-19 pandemic, has resulted in dramatic changes and new opportunities for...