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With the limited access to courts (and in some countries closed completely closed) mediation is the only way to go! Get your dispute resolved now while you c...

It’s interesting to note that even given the previous work on crisis following devastating hurricane’s in the US more is needed by way of work for the courts...

How long does mediation last? It’s an FAQ, at Northwest Mediation we try to resolve most issues in the course of a half day meeting or a day, but sometimes t...

It’s a mixed bag of international mediation news this week, with stories from our former best hope for peace the EU, to our next most likely trading partner ...

Many people (including us) are moving to a more conscious co-existence with the environment. Reduced waste (especially single use plastics) and organic meat ...

I’m reminded of an episode (or is it episodes) of South Park about Native American tribes and casinos. In this news item on mediation we are in Tulsa Oklahom...

This is an interesting article (you be the judge of that comment) regarding the use of what I think of as flexible offers, particularly useful in shuttle or ...

What does the future hold once we drop out of the EU for mediation? The EU Directive on mediation will remain in force (at least as far as I understand thing...

One of the most frustrating things about being a mediator is the small recognition it receives as a career or indeed as an option for those in dispute. It’s ...

And as we charge toward the 31/1/20 becoming the only country to impose economic sanctions on itself what has happened this week in the world of mediation? I...

Well Happy New Year to all fans of mediation and mediation related news (really, both of you). Here’s looking forward, with 2020 vision, to a year of change ...

It’s nearly Christmas so this will be the last blog of this year (probably). I won’t pretend to understand the results of the election or hide my disappointm...

After last week’s reference to Guinness we start this week in Ireland with Angela Kerins former head of the Rehab Group in Ireland who is appealing to the Ir...

Few people enjoy waiting, justice delayed (they say) is justice defeated. There was a discussion on BBC's Woman's Hour this week about how no one regards th...

Why go to mediation? Yes it’s cheaper and quicker and more likely to resolve all your issues than the ones listed on your claim form, but the real reason to ...

On a previous blog we talked about the Ayodhya mediation regarding the title dispute over Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid the building of a Ram Temple at the Ay...

It’s helpful to have some basic guidance on any type of workplace mediation, and here Forbes suggests 12 things to do (and some not to do) when dealing with ...

I had a one party in a mediation this week say that they felt like the pig in eggs and bacon (or ham and eggs if you prefer your metaphors more American) whe...

The results of intercultural mediators in action are reviewed in this World Health Organisation report from is Health Evidence Network. It may seem obvious t...

The news this week starts in the middle east with Prime Minister Khan of Pakistan (and yes I still think "Really? He was a cricketer". But then look who we’...