From Dynamic Business: When a dispute arises, the knee jerk reaction is to take the matter to court, but the choice to pursue a trial can be a lengthy investment. Court proceedings are costly, especially if self-representation is not an option and you have to pay an...
Month: May 2020
Useful Links: Handling Co-Parenting Issues as Stay-At-Home Orders are Lifted
FROM: JURIST: Co-parenting will get trickier as stay-at-home orders are lifted. During stay at home orders, parents were dealing with uniform instructions about how to act. Co-parenting was still an issue when parents considered how to apply the guidance to their...
Useful Links: Remote mediation for speedier, fairer dispute resolution during pandemic
From New Strait Times: The Movement Control Order (MCO) due to Covid-19 brought about unprecedented losses to businesses and individuals. Disputes arising from that predominantly are in real estate transactions; financing facilities and foreclosures; suppliers;...
Useful Links: The ‘no triangles’ rule: House-sharing during the pandemic doesn’t need to be prickly
From The Age: House-sharing can be curly at the best of times, but throw in a pandemic and things can become a whole lot more complicated: from dealing with sudden isolation together and navigating Zoom meetings with your new (probably loud) colleagues to handling...
Useful Links: 3 Things to Know About Family Law Mediation
From The Herald News: Family law mediation is a process in which a neutral third party helps facilitate an agreement between parties, usually regarding parenting issues or divorce terms. The mediator does not serve as an advocate for either side, and doesn't impose...
Virtual Mediation – Yes or No?
We've all been working differently since the pandemic started. How do you like it? Is it working well for you or are you struggling? We're finding some people don't want to meet online or mediate by phone. They simply prefer face to face. There are loads of reasons...
Focus on the Solution
"Focus on the solution, not the problem." Walter Inglis Anderson It's not that what happened isn't important; after all, the problem you face is why you're in mediation. However, your future is our focus. We recommended that you think forwards so that options for...