by UWD Admin | Oct 14, 2019 | Mediation
Daniel Ricciardo is renowned for his smile and has managed to keep it up despite facing troubles on and off the track (Lars Baron/Getty Images)GETTY IMAGES Legal experts have warned that Formula One drivers could face an increased risk of being sued by disgruntled...
by UWD Admin | Oct 3, 2019 | Articles, Mediation
With the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)’s Singapore Mediation Convention being signed by 46 countries already and the Civil Justice Council’s working group recommending strategies to increase the use of alternative dispute resolution...
by UWD Admin | Sep 10, 2019 | Mediation
The increasing recognition that mediation has significant advantages over other dispute resolution options, inevitably leads to an increase in demand for mediators. In alignment with economic principles an increase in demand results in a supply increase and the...
by UWD Admin | Aug 15, 2019 | Mediation
“Mediation is primarily a state of mind. It is a way of thinking and behaving differently, with a humanistic regard towards a dispute. Disputes are a regular occurrence of life, and may have good or bad consequences depending on how they are dealt with.” In 2006, the...
by UWD Admin | Aug 2, 2019 | Mediation
A draft proposal for a mediation bill has been lodged with the Scottish Parliament for consultation. The Mediation (Scotland) Bill, proposed by Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, seeks to increase the use and consistency of mediation in Scotland. The draft...
by UWD Admin | Jul 17, 2019 | Mediation
One of the main selling points of mediation is that it is cost effective, others include; confidentiality; discretionary; the parties control the outcome; quickness of process; opportunities to preserve ongoing relationships and the resolution can include wider...
