At the IBA in Dubai last week, a three-hour session was held on “The Rise of Multiculturalism and Resulting Challenges of Managing Diversity in the Workplace.” While the subjects discussed were fascinating, the subjects not discussed might have been even more so. Read more »
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?
The Annual Conference of the International Bar Association opened on Sunday night October 30, 2011, with an address by Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and, with the IAEA, 2005 Nobel laureate. He focused on the dynamic state of the Middle East and addressed both the rule of law as an incentivizing influence on the creation of the society in which we want to live, and the role of the lawyer as social engineer. Read more »
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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