Tag Archives: ADR

To caucus or not to caucus……..

When should mediators use “caucusing” as a technique…. and when should they not? Continue reading

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Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers Conference

Speaking at the fifth annual conference of the Federation of Asian Canadian lawyers, I learned about labour and business ADR processes. Continue reading

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Fundamentals of Family Arbitration: Day One

Family Arbitration Training: fun and inspiring. Continue reading

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A Journey into the Heart of Dispute Resolution

This past week, Cloke presented a 2 day conference in Ottawa during a joint session of the Centre for Conflict Education and Research, the Ontario Association for Family Mediation and Family Mediation Canada. The title of the conference and of his more recent book is, The Crossroads of Conflict: A journey into the Heart of Dispute Resolution. Continue reading

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Telephone Mediation is Family Mediation Friendly

The choice of the space in which mediation takes place is vital to the process of conflict resolution. Factors such as climate, the culture of mediation practice, and procedures that govern the practice of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) (such as rules of confidentiality) have usually confined ADR proceedings to enclosed spaces in colder climes Continue reading

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Celebrating cultural diversity, in Lisbon!

Well here I am in lovely Lisbon, with two days to explore before the I International Congress on Mediation. And what a grand place for exploring it is! I am doubly lucky because today was the 100th anniversary of the … Continue reading

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