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10 Mar 2017

This Week In Mediation – Episode 10

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

In the Mediation News this week we take a look at development in Asia as Singapore passes it’s long anticipated Mediation Act. It’s no secret that Singapore is fast becoming a hub for mediation in Asia. The number of new cases filed for mediation at the Singapore Mediation Centre last years was at an all time high – so things are definitely moving along in that region.

We also saw Goa in India host it’s first International Dispute Resolution competition just last month with a mediator from the National University of Singapore taking the spoils.

In this 10th Episode of This Week In Mediation we examine a recent decision from the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on mediation confidentiality. Staying in the U.S. we look briefly through the lens of truth at the differing perspectives of the presidential inauguration and wrap things up with an important question for our audience.

All this and more from the Mediation news room in London.

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28 Feb 2017

This Week In Mediation – Episode 9

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

In this week’s episode of This Week In Mediation, presented by Professor Nadja Alexander and Aled Davies we look at the 7 biggest global trends in Mediation coming up in 2017.

It’s Family Mediation Week in the UK this week so we have a number of stories that follow the theme of family mediation but not all in the UK. We also have a special guest on the show this week; Philippa Johnson is an experienced family mediator and also vice-chair of the Family Mediators Association. We hear from Philippa about the special focus this year on the child in family mediation.

We bounce across to Singapore and staying on the theme of family and divorce mediation we look at some disruptive technology emerging in the US in the form of the Centre for Out of Court Divorce.

All this and more from the Mediation news room in London.

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27 Dec 2016

This Week In Mediation – Episode 8

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

In this week’s special Christmas episode of This Week In Mediation, presented by Professor Nadja Alexander and Aled Davies we look at the 5 biggest global trends in mediation during 2016.

We also have a special guest on the show this week; Professor Michelle LeBaron is an expert in conflict resolution from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Michelle recently hosted a mediation gathering in Dublin which looked at conflicts with religious dimensions.

We then head across the pond and consider an innovative mediation initiative in the context of US tax disputes, where the IRS has given the go ahead for a fast-track mediation service.

All this and more from the Mediation news room in London.

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08 Dec 2016

This Week In Mediation – Episode 7

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

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In this week’s Mediation news, presented by Professor Nadja Alexander and Aled Davies, we report from Edinburgh at Mediate 2016 – the Scottish Mediation Network’s Annual conference. We learn about a different kind of community mediation in a global village with the World Bank Group urging India and Pakistan to mediate over a water dispute. From the Indian sub-continent we travel to Somalia and look at the role of mediation in political dialogue. Our final destination is Australia where we learn about the role of mediation to assist victims of historical institutional sexual and physical abuse, a topics that’s hit the news very recently in the UK. These are the main stories but tune in for lots more in the world of mediation.

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29 Nov 2016

This Week In Mediation – Episode 6

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

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In this week’s video episode of This Week In Mediation, presented by Professor Nadja Alexander and Aled Davies, we report from the 6th Paris biennial on negotiation. We debate the future of the opening session and joint sessions and we look at a new form of mediation sweeping the globe. All this and much more in this the mediation news this week.

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16 Nov 2016

This Week In Mediation – Episode 5

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

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In this week’s video episode of This Week In Mediation, presented by Professor Nadja Alexander and Aled Davies, we report from the Kremlin where the Justice, Mediation and Social Justice Conference is taking place. We hear directly from Professor Tsisana Shamlikashvili, organiser of the conference, as she describes the drivers for the conference and reflects on the highlights. We also here directly from Mr Vladimir Pligin former legislator and Chairman of the Constitutional Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation was instrumental in the passing of the mediation law in Russia. Staying in that region we hear about proposed legislative amendments to simplify mediation and arbitration procedures in the Ukraine.

We then move to the land of clogs and windmills and examine some regulatory activity taking place in the Netherlands which have been met with mixed reactions.

We then travel further West across the pond to hear about president-elect Trump’s ambitions to broker peace between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir dispute but not before he sits on the other side of the mediation table as a party in one of his many disputes.

For our final piece of mediation news we here about a heart-warming project called Roma Health Mediation that helps a disenfrachised segment of Bulgarian society engage productively in dialogue with a real impact on health and well being of members of the Roma community in that region.

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12 Nov 2016

This Week In Mediation – Episode 4

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

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In this week’s episode of This Week In Mediation, presented by Professor Nadja Alexander and Aled Davies, we learn about Bundesverband Mediation – the National Mediation Association of Germany and highlights from their annual congress in Dresden. We look at new and emerging mediation models. The conference also focused on the role of mediation in relation to political themes such as migration and integration. One interesting initiative that is proving to be very successful involves enrolling members of the migrant community on a one and  half year mediation training programme. Discover why it’s such a successful initiative and how they increase engagement in the mediation process.

For our final piece of mediation news we travel across the pond to analyse a decision from the Appeal Court of Massachusetts which held that mediation remains confidential even if the parties have been up to all sorts of shenanigans! All this and more coming up in the show.

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10 Nov 2016

This Week In Mediation – Episode 3

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

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In this week’s episode of This Week In Mediation, presented by Professor Nadja Alexander and Aled Davies, we learn about the latest innovation from the world of ODR and whether this technology could in any way be used to help mediate emotionally charged disputes.

We talk to professor Noam Ebner of Creighton University who tells us all about Cyberweek and the events taking place on the web.

We learn about the proposed use of mediation to bridge secular/religious divides in Malaysia.

We look at 7 major gaps in international mediation research.

All this and more coming up in the show.

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08 Nov 2016

This Week In Mediation – Episode 2

By Nadja Alexander & Associates

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In this week’s episode of This Week In Mediation, presented by Professor Nadja Alexander and Aled Davies, we learn how the Global Pound Conference (GPC) is sweeping through the world gathering up the views of stakeholders right across the ADR community.

We talk to the chair of the GPC, Michael Macilwrath to understand the aims of the GPC series and what we can expect to learn from this mega research project.

We take a look at the world of Medical Mediation and also a recent case from the Court of Appeal that is highly relevant to the issue of confidentiality in mediation.

We then take a trip down under and explore the world of Aussie rules football and trade mediation, rounding things off with a feel-good story of mediation at the breakfast table and of course our big question of the week to you, our audience.

All this and more coming up in the show.

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