While arbitration and mediation are inherently different in structure and purpose, my experience as an arbitrator has become a vital asset to my work as a mediator. It has equipped me with not only ...

In a world rife with conflict—commercial, interpersonal, organizational and beyond—the need for effective dispute resolution has never been greater. Judge Morton Denlow, a retired U.S. Magistrate ...

Most jurisdictions have embraced alternative dispute resolution requirements to lessen the burden on the judicial system. Mediation has proven to successfully resolve the majority of cases and in so ...

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Mediation is where most cases settle, making it the most critical negotiation of the litigation lifecycle. Its success hinges less on courtroom theatrics and more on a focused, pragmatic ...

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The most effective way to resolve disputes is to prevent them from arising in the first place. Businesses that make the ...

The Gauteng Division of the High Court has introduced mandatory court-annexed mediation and the mediation protocol. But what ...