by UWD Admin | Mar 3, 2021 | Mediation
A mediator does not usually become involved until there is a dispute, often with the threat of litigation on the horizon. However, as businesses face the fact that some contracts simply cannot be performed in a difficult economic environment, mediation is being used...
by UWD Admin | Feb 22, 2021 | Mediation
With market conditions having substantially impacted revenue, expenses and profitability, it is often the case that parties feel a need to try to recover every dollar possible. This is despite the fact that the amount of money that may be involved in a dispute, in...
by UWD Admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Mediation
As businesses face a new year and a world still coping with massive change and disruption, we look at the role mediation can play in healing rifts and hastening the return to commercial wellbeing. With the fallout from Covid-19 still being felt in most sectors, many...
by UWD Admin | Dec 9, 2020 | Articles, Mediation
The overnight transition to online mediation has highlighted many advantages of dealing with disputes virtually. The success of hearing cases via Zoom meetings raises the question of what the future will look like. Will virtual mediation become the norm, or will we...
by UWD Admin | Nov 11, 2020 | Articles, Mediation
“Why didn’t you keep clear? “I was keeping clear until you altered course into me!” “Didn’t you see my deep draught signals?” “We were in 100 metres of water!” Nothing unusual with the dialogue – two vessels in collision both blaming the other. Each side is convinced...
by UWD Admin | Oct 13, 2020 | Mediation
For parties with small or fairly straightforward disputes, a new process of resolution has been introduced. Known as SCRIBE, Small Claims Resolved Informally by Experts is a procedure designed to deal with disputes quickly and cost-effectively. SCRIBE is the creation...
