As a consequence of the absence of uniform adoption of the Uniform Mediation Act, the confidentiality of mediation communications in various jurisdictions often cannot be assured. Thanks to Alan Waxman, President and CEO of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), for bringing to our attention the...
My first real-life experience with pandemic-forced online dispute resolution was in early April -- a baptism by fire. I coached the New York Law School team at the Willem Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held in Vienna annually except this year. Within about ten days' time, the organizers...
Two experts in the Milan UIA Mediation Forum addressed “Abuse in the Mediation Process.” The speakers were Renate Dendorfer-Ditges of Bonn and Galyna Yeromenko of Kyev. The contributions of Anne-Karin Grill of Vienna were also represented, though her illness frustrated her in-person participation. Topics included bad-faith participation, lying by the parties or by the mediator,...
At the 27th meeting pf the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, in Milan, Danielle Hutchinson of Melbourne Australia and Jill Goldson of Auckland New Zealand offered a provocative discussion on “Innovative Approaches to Mediation.” Danielle introduced “MyDRHub,” an initiative in party-centric dispute resolution. Referring to Global Pound Conference data, she...