alternative dispute resolution
Spotlight On India: Mediation Reform And The Big Implementation Problem
The mediation movement in India has had strong supporters who have tirelessly worked on setting up court-annexed centres and starting the conversation on mediation for over two decades now. India, ... Read More
The PCA Signs Agreement To Facilitate Hearings In Florence
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague will now be able to hold hearings in the Italian city of Florence, after signing a cooperation agreement with the Florence ... Read More
Finding Conciliation: ADRAC Discovers Quiet Achievers
In a major study on conciliation, the Australian Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (ADRAC) is finding that conciliators make up one of the largest, quietest and most diverse groups of dispute ... Read More
ADR in South Africa: A Brief Overview
Some of the challenges that have faced many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in the administration of justice can be attributed to the over-reliance on the courts in the resolution of ... Read More
The Global Pound Conference = A Global Workshop
I spent the past year helping organise the Florence GPC, which took place on 9 June 2017. The experience has been inspiring and even thrilling. Above all, it has changed ... Read More
Ask An Expert: John Sturrock QC
John Sturrock QC discusses life as a mediator, the importance of an effective cross-cultural dialogue and key challenges facing mediation today. Tell us a bit about yourself. I am a ... Read More
New York’s Global Pound Conference
A group of very prominent stakeholders on commercial dispute resolution met at Cardozo Law School on 12 September 2016, to conduct the New York City session of the Global Pound ... Read More
The Mexico City Global Pound Conference
The Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series 2016-17 is taking place in different locations all around the world over the next year, with the aim of facilitating the development of 21st ... Read More
Nelson Mandela As Negotiator: What Can We Learn From Him?
This article considers how 'the greatest negotiator of the twentieth century', Nelson Mandela, approached negotiating the 'unbanning' of the African National Congress (ANC), the dismantling of apartheid, and his own ... Read More
Chart Of Dispute Resolution Stages And Steps
Today, because of the flexibility, adaptability and versatility of ADR, Users of dispute resolution processes have available to them a wide variety of techniques that can be used to prevent, ... Read More
Pre-Dispute And Pre-Escalation Processes To Prevent Disputes: A Brief Introduction
Among the dozens of dispute resolution processes that exist today, there are a number of relatively new pre-dispute and pre-escalation processes that can be used to prevent disputes before they ... Read More
Ask An Expert: Babatunde Ajibade
Lagos-based disputes lawyer, Babatunde Ajibade SAN, partner at SPA Ajibade, discusses the increasing complexity of commercial disputes and the importance of effective communication in the field of dispute resolution. What ... Read More
