Business Conflict Blog

The tireless Hanna Tuempel of the Dispute Resolution Services of the International Chamber of Commerce reminds us that the 7th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition takes place in Paris on February 3-8, 2012.

In the competition, law students are faced with complex interational commercial problems that they must attempt to resolve by mediation conducted by the ICC’s ADR Rules.  Around 60 student teams and over 120 professional mediators are expected to participate in around 200 mock mediation sessions.  Students’ performance is evaluated by some of the world’s leading dispute resolution specialists who participate in the competition as judges.

Registration is now open.  If you attend, can you let us know how it went?

Tags: ADR Institutions, Mediation, Teaching, Training

The International Bar Association opens its Annual Meeting on Sunday October 30, 2011, in Dubai with an eagerly anticipated address by Nobel laureate Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei.  During the week, the IBA Mediation Committee, under the confident leadership of Babak Barin of Montreal, will offer some robust and discriminating panels.

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Tags: ADR, Mediation, systems design

The second film on the use of facilitated dialogue to ease corporate/community tensions has been posted online.  It may be viewed by clicking here. Read more »

Tags: conflict management, Culture, Mediation

A recent U.S. District Court opinion has tested the ethical rules barring mediators from representing a party in a subsequent matter that is “identical” or “substantially related” to the mediated matter.  It found that, at least in the case before the court, that test had not been satisfied and the mediator/attorney was permitted to continue to represent the client. Read more »

Tags: Courts, Mediation, Public Policy