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Why Skype and Teams are not suitable for online mediation
Skype and Teams are not suitable for mediation Picture this. Your clients are due to arrive at for their mediation...
“And who is the fee-earner dealing with your matter?”
Fee earner "And who is the fee-earner dealing with your matter?" asked the managing partner of a regional law...
A Million “Mediation Weeks” Won’t Turn Mediation into a Profession
I didn’t give much support to the initiative this October by an independent group of mediators to promote Mediation...
Family Mediator Accreditation Deadlines
Accreditation Is your family mediator accredited status application deadline approaching? Do you know your date for...
Unaccredited mediators must have their outcome documents scrutinised by their PPCs
FMC document standard for an unaccredited mediator The FMC standard at 2.1(c) is clear. An unaccredited mediator -...
Law Society Family Mediator Reaccreditation
It was a consultee of mine who first alerted me to the news in September 2016. The Law Society had started notifying...
“Family mediators must have at least one mediation observation by their PPC within two years of completing initial training”. Worried?
The FMC standards state that (family) mediators must "have at least one mediation session observation by their PPC ......
immediate /ɪˈmiːdɪət/ verb: mediating instantly
Immediate Immediate isn't a word I'd normally associate with mediation. While they share the same Latin root -...
What’s the Difference Between Mediators and Lawyers?
What's the difference between mediators and lawyers? People sometimes ask me, "What's the difference between mediators...
Some of My Best Friends Are Lawyers
Some of My Best Friends Are Lawyers As Lenny Bruce (Google him if you don't know) might have said, some of my best...
Why I Joined The College of Mediators
Why I joined the College of Mediators I'm not like Groucho Marx. I'm willingly a member of many organisations. I'll...
Revised FMC Code of Practice
The FMC has recently published a revised code of practice. Every family mediator should read it and make any...
Peer Mediation – It Makes Perfect Sense
Peer Mediation - It Makes Perfect Sense When children fall out and argue, they rush to a grown-up for help to sort...
Get Ready for Mediation Awareness Week – UK in October 2016
Mediation Awareness Week-UK (MAW) will run from Saturday 8 October until Friday 14 October inclusive. It's aim is to...
Online Mediation Given the Clear Go-Ahead by FMC
I can confirm that the Family Mediation Council board has approved a raft of updating amendments to its code of...
Love Lose Live: Divorce is a Rollercoaster by Mary Banham-Hall
Love Lose Live: Divorce is a Rollercoaster - A book review Mary Banham-Hall is an experienced lawyer and mediator....
The Children Act by Ian McEwan
Reading The Children Act over the Christmas break might sound like a busman’s holiday, but Ian McEwan’s version is, as...
Anderson Mediation supports Family Mediation Week 2016
It's time to choose a better way: Anderson Mediation supports Family Mediation Week 2016 Every year, thousands of...
How to Refer Clients to Mediation in a Way Which Adds Value to Your Legal Practice
You're a busy lawyer. You get a phone call put through from reception. It's a new enquiry. After a few minutes it's...