Stephen G Anderson LL.B+ by | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Mediators & Others, Three minute blog
Fee earner “And who is the fee-earner dealing with your matter?” asked the managing partner of a regional law practice. Let’s call him Peter to protect his identity. Raising a concern I’d been put through to him when I phoned to raise a...
Stephen G Anderson LL.B+ by | Dec 13, 2016 | Mediators & Others
I didn’t give much support to the initiative this October by an independent group of mediators to promote Mediation Awareness Week. I didn’t suppotrt November’s Good Divorce Week run by Resolution, either. And in January, the Family Mediators Association...
Stephen G Anderson LL.B+ by | Nov 24, 2016 | Mediators & Others
Accreditation Is your family mediator accredited status application deadline approaching? Do you know your date for applying? The FMC (Family Mediation Council) Professional Standards and Self-Regulatory Framework is clear. The standards apply to all family mediators....
Stephen G Anderson LL.B+ by | Nov 24, 2016 | Mediators & Others
FMC document standard for an unaccredited mediator The FMC standard at 2.1(c) is clear. An unaccredited mediator – that is those who do not have FMCA status – must have any mediation outcome documentation approved by their PPC before being sent to their...
Stephen G Anderson LL.B+ by | Nov 23, 2016 | Mediators & Others
It was a consultee of mine who first alerted me to the news in September 2016. The Law Society had started notifying their accredited mediators that the reaccreditation process was up and running. The FMC standards require all accredited mediators to reaccredit every...
Stephen G Anderson LL.B+ by | Nov 23, 2016 | Mediators & Others
The FMC standards state that (family) mediators must “have at least one mediation session observation by their PPC … within two years of completing initial training. The same standards require mediators to gain accreditation within three years of...