Mediation and Access to Justice for All: The Case of Unrepresented Parties
By Bongkiyi John Paul
Legal systems round the globe are grounded in the rule of law and in theory, justice is available readily and equally...
What COVID-19 reveals about Ghana’s justice system and what needs to change
By Raymond A. Atuguba, University of Ghana
Next to the health and economic sectors, the legal and justice sectors of countries have been prominent in the...
Federation of Small Businesses backs Alternative Dispute Resolution
Legal disputes are costing small businesses more than £11.5 billion annually. A research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) revealed, as it supports...
Common sources of Collective Agreement grievances
Because a collective agreement is composed of language that is designed to cover a broad range of situations, it can be subject to interpretation...
Mediation: where the confidentiality ends
There is little room for argument; the information and documents exchanged during mediation are confidential. Rule 8 of the South Carolina Alternative Dispute Resolution...
Conflicts & Resolutions in the Workplace
Conflict is inevitable in workplace settings, and conflicts can arise between co-workers, supervisors and subordinates or between employees and external stakeholders, such as customers,...
Resolving GRIEVANCES in line with COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
The nature of the workplace is that from time to time complaints and disputes will arise relative to the application or interpretation of the...
Delimiting the Limits of an Arbitrator’s Mandate: Submission and Remission
By Joel Soon (Singapore Management University)
When determining what matters fall within the scope of the submission to arbitration, five sources are relevant: the parties’ pleadings,...
Developing a Corporate Governance Dispute Resolution Strategy
Conflict in the corporate boardroom is inevitable especially when the board is composed of independent-minded, skilled, and outspoken directors.
This is not a bad thing...
PULSE–The dynamic model of structured conversations
The PULSE model serves as the mediator’s road map.
The outer ring represents the dynamic process of managing a conversation, and although the conversation process...
