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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...

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...

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...

As businesses work hard to regain ground post-lockdown, they risk being swamped with claims and disputes resulting from problems caused by the disruption. Litigation can be crippling, both with regards to the time taken to deal with it and to the financial cost. At a...

We mediation enthusiasts often speak of ‘win, win’ outcomes and, with excellent reason when one considers the 80:20 rule. Research shows that in many cases 20 per cent of costs incurred in litigation or arbitration are spent acquiring 80 per cent of the evidence, and...