Mediation: A new way to cut litigation costs

Kentucky Banker Magazine;  May 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Banks should consider mediation as a means of reducing litigation expenses. The United...Jefferson and Fayette County, have also adopted court ordered mediation programs. WHAT IS MEDIATION? Mediation, unlike arbitration, is an informal, nonadversarial...

Questions litigators ask about mediation

Dispute Resolution Journal;  May 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Is there any need for mediation? What is its down side? Who pays the...resolve disputes. In recent years, mediation has become a popular alternative to...that litigators frequently ask about mediation. Some of these questions could serve...

Mediation: Business solutions for business people

Equipment Leasing Today;  April 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Cheap, confidential and quick, mediation eliminates the expense and damage litigation...that desire, ELA has created the ELA/CPR Mediation Center. In last month's ELT (see "ADR...may be helpful to review exactly what mediation is and how it may be used to settle commercial...

Mediation in the planning process: where do we go from here? As the use of...

Town and Country Planning;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Mediation is becoming well established as a means of efficiently...the right). The main concern in relation to the use of mediation in minor planning matters is that with the large number...authority level or on appeal), it is hard to see how mediation can offer a cost-effective alternative -- although in...

Don't fight! Key elements for successful mediation.

Claims;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Mediation can be a rewarding experience that reduces the expense and time of protracted litigation...great expense. After experiencing the frustration of many disorganized and unsuccessful mediation, I have sought ways to manage the structure of the mediations, specifically the preparation and ...

TEACHING COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES IN MEDIATION: SOME PRELIMINARY...

St. John's Law Review;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Mediation is no longer the stepchild of international...arbitration has become like U.S. litigation,1 mediation is beginning to blossom on the international...landscape. The growing interest in mediation at the international level is reflected...

Developing the craft of mediation: Reflections on theory and practice

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Roberts, M. (2007). Developing the craft of mediation: Reflections on theory and practice. London...mediator at the South East London Family Mediation Bureau, one of the first family mediation services in the United Kingdom. She teaches...

A dispute resolution tool: Mediation procedure, THE INDEPENDENT

The Independent (Bangladesh);  March 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Bangladesh) 03-23-2001 The use of mediation as example of modernization in the...in two respects. First, the words "mediation" and "modernization" hardly seem to belong to the same sentence; mediation is one of the oldest forms of peaceful...

Commentary: The Negotiating Table: Absence of key parties during mediation...

The Daily Record (Baltimore);  April 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......significantly affected by an agreement reached in mediation is not present at the mediation. What are the concerns? What are the ramifications...In many non-domestic civil and commercial mediations, it is prudent for the mediators to raise the...

Confidentiality in International Mediation

Dispute Resolution Journal;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Reichert discusses the cornerstone of mediation-confidentiality-which is essential for...secure confidentiality for their own mediation communications. The author also comments...Confidentiality applies to many aspects of mediation,1 including: * the fact that a mediation...

Mediation: a court alternative

The Press;  March 15, 2002 ;     413 words ...Mediation is becoming a preferred, even recommended, way of resolving...Williams and Co senior litigation partner, Peter Whiteside. Mediation is particularly useful when an ongoing relationship is...neighbours, or between a manufacturer and a retailer. "Mediation, if successful, often enables a dispute to ...

Factors affecting individuals' decisions to use community mediation.

The Review of Policy Research;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Introduction Community mediation centers provide conflict resolution...community-based organizations. Community mediation can be effective in resolving disputes...Felstiner & Williams, 1982). Because mediation is voluntary in most community mediation...

Mediation and the Equal Employment Opportunity complaint process

The Army Lawyer;  September 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Mediation is nothing new to the equal employment opportunity (EEO...management and the employees who filed the complaints.1 Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) technique...nothing more than offer suggestions or potential solutions. Mediation is particularly well suited for federal EEO ...

Divorce and family Mediation Models, Techniques, and Applications

American Journal of Psychotherapy;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......PETER SALEM (Eos.): Divorce and Family Mediation Models, Techniques, and Applications...and practitioners of divorce and family mediation to provide provocative discussions on...Executive Director of AFCC and teaches mediation at Marquette University Law School. Part...

Integrating What Is Known about Mediation

Dispute Resolution Journal;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Integrating What Is Known about Mediation The Blackwell Handbook of Mediation: Bridging Theory, Research, and Practice Edited...Peggy Herrman. First she constructs a model of mediation that integrates a variety of theoretical concepts...