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Mediation
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Boundary Dispute Law Blog
Why Shouldn’t Mediators Help Parties Evaluate Conflict within a Mediation?
By Bob Zierman
Is it appropriate to advocate in mediation? This seems to be a very loaded question. The Uniform Mediation Act at bedrock is undergirded with the idea that mediators are there…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Business Court Refuses To Unwind Mediated Settlement Agreement
The Defendants in last week's decision in DeCristoforo v. Givens, 2015 NCBC 53 were hellbent on getting out from under a settlement they had agreed to at mediation. They offered…
Texas Bar Blog
Seven Ways to Make Mediation More Successful
Difficult as it may be to believe, Texas lawyers have been using mediation to resolve disputes for more than 25 years. Mediators, during this time period, have developed a broad…
Boundary Dispute Law Blog
Mediators Usually Help Disputants See the Whole Fence – Not Just Their Own Side of It.
By Bob Zierman
As someone who has been focusing on boundary law almost exclusively for the last 5 years, I have come to understand that in a conflict there are always (proverbially speaking)…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Is There A Role for Mediation in Prevention of Financial Abuse of Older People?
In the May 2015 issue of Conflict Resolution Quarterly, four authors use quantitative and qualitative data collected in Australia to identify risk factors for the financial abuse of older people…
Boundary Dispute Law Blog
Can Comic Relief Be Used For Mediations?
By Bob Zierman
Tonight, will be Dave Letterman's last night hosting the Late Show. That's quite a run. With YouTube we are now able to watch some of his more interesting shows. One…
La Revue
L’assignation doit préciser les diligences entreprises en vue de parvenir à une résolution amiable du litige
(« O douce paix ! Heureux le cœur qui ne te perd jamais [1] ! ») Dans son rapport de 2008 le Président Magendie s’interrogeait à propos de la Médiation: « C’est une vraie interrogation que…
Boundary Dispute Law Blog
The Retirement of UW Professor Julia Gold
By Bob Zierman
University of Washington's Mediation Clinic Director Professor Julia Gold is retiring. I wish Julia the very best. Just over two years ago I went to the 2013 mediation and arbitration…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Holds Title VII ADR Requires More Judicial Scrutiny than Business ADR
By Tracy Thomas
That's my takeaway. Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Mach Mining v. EEOC finding a meaningful role of judicial review in Title VII conciliation procedures. It just strikes me as 180 degrees apart from…
La Revue
Mediation: An effective method of Dispute Resolution? A working example within Squire Patton Boggs
Since 2010 the Squire Patton Boggs’ Manchester and Leeds UK offices have been involved in a large scale mediation Project on behalf of Institutional Lender clients. After the economic…