Jane Gunn's new book is the first ADR volume I have read whose introduction begins "This is not a sex manual!" Well, neither is it a self-help book, nor a reminder of the virtues of candid conversation, nor a refresher on the teachings of the Buddha or Jesus. Yet all that...
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Attention must be paid to an important new publication from the Insurance Institute of London, Alternative Dispute Resolution in Practice. Written by a team of contributors (of which I am one) under the Chairmanship of Paul Moss of Montpelier Re, and assembled through the tireless efforts of General Editor Alex...
Over the past years, many of us have been impressed by the limitations of both institutional dispute resolution systems (i.e., courts) and their alternatives (i.e., arbitration and mediation). At the same time, I've been increasingly drawn to examples found in certain societies whose shared spiritual beliefs have produced systems of dispute resolution that...
The International Bar Association has published this month an "e-book" on Mediation Techniques, edited by Patricia Barclay and including practical and pointed insights for professionals and end-users alike....
On Saturday of the ABA Annual Meeting a group of judges presented a panel on "ADR in the Business Courts: How Commercial Judges Encourage Settlement." Joining Vice Chancellor Don Parsons (Delaware), Judge Steven Platt (Maryland), Judge Ira Warshawsky (New York) and Judge Ben Tennille (North Carolina) were Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth...
In preparation for next week's Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association, I have been delighted to get to know a group of judges who will be offering a program on Saturday afternoon, August 7, on the use of ADR in Business Courts. One of them, Judge Steven I Platt...
Monday, July 12, is the cut-off date for Early Bird Registration for the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. I will be speaking on a panel on arbitration, with such luminaries as Mark Trachtenberg, Deborah Rothman and Rob Friedman, who argued Jackson v. Rent-a-Center before the Supreme Court. (Honestly, sometimes...