One often hears the term “mediation” in connection with resolution of disputes which have already become lawsuits, and, occasionally, before those lawsuits are filed. Mediation is a process by which a neutral third party called a...
When a dispute is truly ripe for mediation, who you choose to mediate is unlikely to affect the outcome. When both parties go into the mediation willing to compromise and expecting to settle, any competent mediator can help them reach agreement. Frequently, however, who you...
Evolutionary psychology holds that although human beings today inhabit a thoroughly modern world of space exploration and virtual realities, they do so with the ingrained mentality of Stone Age hunter-gatherers. People today still...
Mediation as a means of settling disputes is getting a lot of attention these days. While no one approach to resolving conflicts is a panacea, mediation results in a mutually satisfactory settlement in the vast majority of cases. Even with a growing number of converts...
If parties overlook dispute resolution clauses when drafting complex commercial agreements, they may lack the tools to effectively protect their rights and interests in the transaction when the need arises, particularly if they need to enforce their rights across borders in one or more foreign...