Northwest Mediation
Commercial & Family Mediation and Individual Dispute Resolution

There are said to be three pillars in mediation, sometimes shorthand refers to them as VIP, voluntary (at least theoretically),...

It’s all international mediation news this week. The big two (China and the US) and fifty two other countries are prepared to sign a...

Being independent is a corner stone of being a good mediator, if you have a vested interest int eh outcome (direct or indirect) it is...

Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones:- In the much anticipated (by some) final episode of the HBO series (which received mixed reviews)...

There are hundreds of missed opportunities for mediation in the UK, set out below are some instances where the acceptance of the benefits...

Whilst Northwest Mediation can’t calm Storm Gareth (named after my brother) which currently rages outside and hasn’t been asked to help...

Road traffic personal injury claims were where I cut my teeth as a young lawyer, in the years since I’ve often wondered why mediation is...

Land and property mediation takes up a lot of time and effort, if you look on the Case Studies page you’ll see one case I was...

The union Unite (the US one not the one over here) and Prospect are going into mediation with State of Jersey’s employment board to...

Lewiston airport has been taken over by the City of Lewiston, many airport users and local residents are unhappy about the process and so...

Mental health used to be something we didn’t talk about for fear of prejudice, humiliation and rejection. It is undeniable there is...

The Right Reverend Richard Pain, the Bishop of Monmouth, has had what are euphemistically called personality clashes with his senior...

Whichever of the many sides you find yourself on in the Brexit debate this article highlights how a mediation could break the impasse and...

I’ve blogged before about my daughter’s school having restorative ambassadors well now in Thanet another group of year 5 children are...

There has been a long running dispute in Maryland regarding the under-funding of black colleges in comparison to those colleges who have...

Another year begins and following a short break Northwest Mediation is back mediating for companies and individuals with civil disputes...

Last week I blogged about the Civil Justice Committee’s report on how to encourage mediation, perhaps the high court in India have...

The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) which was only incepted to mediate financial complaints in November this year has...

At last we get the report from the Civil Justice Committee that we UK mediators have been waiting for Sir Terrence Etherton, Master of...

We start with news this week of three mediation conferences, two of which are in Istanbul. Tomorrow sees the second mediation conference...