As the founder and CEO of the Core Solutions Group, I spend a great deal of time thinking and speaking about mediation, negotiation, conflict management, leadership and communication. I am told I should write some of these thoughts down… so, here goes…
I was interested to read an article in The Scotsman last week referring to analysis by PWC which shows that almost all of the UK’s top law firms are seeing their fees and profits “top …
"What's been going on in recent mediations", asked a colleague. "Any highlights?"
The trouble with doing anything on a regular basis is that you can omit to reflect on the learning from each occasion.
So, for me, …
Recently, we had cause to specify a form of mediation clause for a public sector contract. Here is a revised version of what we agreed. What do readers think?
“Dispute Resolution
22.1.1 The parties must attempt in good …
In a recent mediation, we had to discuss whether the presence of insurers should be disclosed to the other party. I offered these views:
"As you know, my initial view was that your proposal would be …
An interesting new Study of Medical Negligence Claiming in Scotland was recently published (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0039/00394437.pdf). Its main findings included:
Patient grievances appear to involve an often complex and overlapping mix of concerns about communication breakdown, poor staff …
I have recently been studying Game Theory but only superficially (see Game Theory and the Humanities (Brams) and Super Cooperators (Nowak, a brilliant book). My son, David is studying the real thing at the moment at …