Mediation articles and fact sheets

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Fact Sheets
Compromise Agreements
What are they and why are they necessary?  A straight-forward guide to what's included in a redundancy compromise agreement and why it's important to take advice before you sign.

Lawyer Tips: Preparing for Mediation
Justin Patten has some words of advice for lawyers involved in the mediation process. As a solicitor himself, he speaks with some experience...

Ten Tips for an Effective Negotiation
Here are some negotiating tips for lawyers and their clients for how to get the most from a negotiation...

The Law of Mediation in England and Wales
Published January 2008
The law of mediation is ever evolving but here is a snapshot of some of the key things to look out for in the commercial, civil sphere and the employment context..

Personal Injury Lawyers Tips: Preparation for Mediation
A recent report by Grant Thornton entitled “The future of dispute resolution” published in February 2006 revealed: “8 out of 10 external lawyers and 9 out of 10 corporate think that more cases will be resolved by…. ADR over the next 3 years...”

Mediation Skills for Lawyers
Many people including lawyers have seen the benefits of mediation training. Not only does it give you the capacity to resolve disputes, it will give you a greater sense of the motivation of disputing parties and actually significantly enhance your negotiation skills, and for those to choose to qualify there’s the added benefit of an accredited qualification too...

Mediation Questions Answered
Answers, from Justin Patten, to some of the common questions about mediation...

Articles

Changing the Way Industrial Tribunals Work
Published in Personnel Today, April 2007
The Gibbons Report on reviewing employment dispute resolution practice represents a compelling call for change in the way that Employment Tribunals conduct their affairs and places the desire to see a much greater role for mediation in resolving workplace disputes...

The Peacemaker - Mediation in Action
Published in the Human Law Mediation Ezine, April 2007
This is a tale of aggression, conflict, two equally matched sides and a knight in shining armour, not the kind of thing that pops into your in box every day of the week! ...

Less Flighting Talk
Published in Director Magazine, November 2007
"Conflict is part of British business life. It can stimulate innovation and healthy competition, but it can also destroy individuals and companies if it develops into open hostility..."

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