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Most cases suitable for mediation can be mediated remotely. Below are some tips to help you and your clients to get the most from remote mediation: 1. If not already familiar with the wider benefits of mediation, consider devoting some...

Timing can be everything with market conditions, particularly when moving from the spot to the period charter trade, to protect your revenue and lock in a good rate when the spot trade may tank. SK Shipping timed that move well with four of its...

The “Ever Given” blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, leading to delays for over 400 vessels and rerouting for some, has brought shipping and international trade into the news spotlight. The old-fashioned system of holding substantial inventory stock, which was...

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...

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...