Michael Leathes gave a characteristically provocative and inspirational address at the 4th ICC International Mediation Conference in Paris on February 7, 2013. Former in-house counsel and a founder and director of the International Mediation Institute, Leathes has posted his speech and the amusing slides that accompany it on the IMI...
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On January 22, 2013, CPR Institute issued a press release announcing the promulgation of the "21st Century Corporate ADR Pledge." The Pledge provides for signitories "to commit its resources to manage and resolve disputes through negotiation, mediation and other ADR processes when appropriate, with a view to establishing and practicing...
We have noted in various prior posts the confusion that has marked the introduction of commercial mediation in Italy. Not long ago all Italian lawyers went on strike to protest the provision that parties could settle claims without the participation of counsel. Recently we have heard about the ramifications of...
The 17th gathering of the World Forum of Mediation Centers was held under the auspices of the Union International des Avocats in Zagreb, Croatia, on October 5-6, 2012. Mediators and Centers came from the U.S., Spain, Italy, India, Canada, Croatia, France, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Lebanon, Russia, the U.K., Slovenia, Germany,...
Our Italian readers may wish to know that Concilia LLC, the all-purpose ADR firm in Vicenza, will be holding a training session on 12 October conducted by William Ury, author of The Power of a Positive No and co-Author of Getting to Yes. Information and booking are available...
The final paper from a student in the International Commercial Dispute Resolution course at New York Law School discusses the present state of commercial mediation, conciliation and arbitration in selected jurisdictions in Africa. The author also identifies certain political and commercial attributes that are missing in the region and that,...
I recently finished another semester teaching International Commercial Dispute Resolution at New York Law School, and once more was reminded of how much one learns when one teaches. The final papers in the course were very good, and I have chosen a few to share, with the permission of the...