Category: Commercial

When conflict breaks out between an employee and their employer, few things can be as stressful. Because this particular brand...

In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Patricia Thompson and Bruce Edwards leverage their alternative dispute resolution (ADR) experience within the construction...

In this episode,  Jay Santiago--attorney, mediator, and arbitrator--provides an overview of the Singapore Convention on Mediation, its implications for international...

The year was 1997. India had recently introduced the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, and was vigorously pursuing the introduction...

Last week, I conducted a lemon law mediation which highlighted a very valuable lesson. People need to be heard, acknowledged,...

Legend has it that a judge once stated aloud, “the older a case gets the less valuable it becomes” (to...

The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (hereinafter “Singapore Convention on Mediation”) that was signed in...

Is your family or someone you know going through a rough patch and wondering when might it be necessary to...

Click here for the JAMS ADR Blog In a recent episode of Arbitrate.com’s “Arbitration Conversation,” JAMS CEO Chris Poole speaks...

CPR Speaks BlogAccording to the Singapore Convention on Mediation’s website, the Convention is a “multilateral treaty which offers a uniform and...

Originally published in: FAMILY COURT REVIEW, Vol. 59 No. 4, October 2021 831–839, doi: 10.1111/fcre.12612 © 2021 Association of Family...

By turning their faces from the legal system, many companies have saved fortunes in the money and time that legal...

Handling remote teams can become quite a challenging task at times, especially when a conflict arises. Since your workforce is...

Litigators champion their client’s rights.  If the contract was breached, the litigator is ready to pounce.  And when the litigator...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleInnovation, regulation and evolution in the health care industry have all spawned complex business arrangements...

“You just don’t get it,” the client explains. “I have great claims and I’ve spent over $300,000 in legal fees...

Conflict in the workplace is inevitable when people with different values and opinions come together. That is not always a...

What a fun, dense and important read about mediation! We are deceived at first by the slimness of Dr. Schulz’...

Disputing Blog by Karl Bayer, Victoria VanBuren, and Holly HayesKristen Blankley, Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of...

In this article, I describe the mediation of a human rights dispute alleging abusive work conditions and labor practices in...

CMP Resolution Blog by Lesley Allport and Katherine Graham.We know a toxic culture in the workplace is bad for morale,...

“The function, the very serious function of racism, . . . is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you...

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

IndisputablyYou may have seen this recent New York Times story about the failure of Marathon County, Wisconsin, to declare itself “A Community...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris Poole In my 25 years of running marathons, I have learned a few critical lessons:...

JAMS ADR Blog by Chris PooleAs the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, every aspect of our pre-pandemic ways of work is under...

Conflict Remedy Blog by Lorraine SegalThe universe is made of stories, not of atoms. — Muriel Rukeyser Understanding your story...

This article summarizes the Young Minds, Global Voices Conference. This conference was sponsored by mediate.com in May 2021 in an effort...

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

In preparation for the next international meeting on climate change in Glasgow in November 2021, it is important to begin...