Tag: law in practice

Mediation in Commercial Disputes

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Take an example of creative problem-solving: there are two parties with claims and counter claims in a court action. They have a common problem: a major facility needs fixed. Further up the chain, it does …

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IP Mediation

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The Intellectual Property Office has called for observations on the relatively low use of its mediation service for IP cases. It is keen to understand the reasons for this and what more can be done …

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Core’s 2011 Records

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We are delighted that Core has reported significant growth in 2011, our tenth anniversary year. The number of mediation days increased by just under 30% to nearly 100 in the year. Geographically, our mediators and facilitators acted …

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Bargaining with the Devil?

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Harvard Professor, Robert Mnookin, in Bargaining with the Devil, poses the question: should we ever negotiate with evil? At a presentation in Oxford recently, he suggested that we should probably do so more often than …

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Changing Times

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I had the privilege last week of leading advanced mediation training for a group of barristers at the Bar of Northern Ireland in Belfast. As we drove into the city via the Crumlin and Shankhill …

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Under the Surface

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"The more we speak, the more we understand and the more pleasure there is in working." These are the words of a senior negotiator in a recent mediation. At the end of two busy weeks of …

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