DSC Mediation

A great article from our colleague Lawrence Kershen on how to resolve flagging mediations - it isn't over till it's over!
mediate.co.uk/blog/mediati...

Aarif Abraham appointed to Trustee Board of St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace Doughty Street Chambers is delighted to announce that Aarif Abraham has been appoint

Best of luck to our colleague @aarifabraham.bsky.social in his new role: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/aarif-a...

Court orders “short sharp mediation” – “capable of cracking even the hardest nuts” (via Passle) In DKH and Others v City Football Group Limited [2024] EWHC 3231 (Ch), heard in November 20204, the court made an order that the parties mediate. The ca...

An excellent article by our Amelia Nice, as the courts begin to flex their muscles with the new powers to order mediation. A must read for all civil practitioners: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102k1zr...

Calm Mediation Partners with Protection Approaches to improve services for those subject to hate crime | Calm Mediation Calm Mediation is proud to announce a new partnership with Protection Approaches, a charity working to change how we understand and respond to

This looks like a great initiative from Calm Mediation- a series of workshops on restorative justice for those affected by hate crime: www.calmmediation.org/calm-mediati...

A really fascinating paper on mediation and therapeutic justice in medical treatment disputes about children and adults lacking capacity: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Mediate.com Celebrates 30 Years: Reflections on Mediation, AI and the Future Summary Jim Melamed, co-founder of Mediate.com, reflects on the platform’s 30-year journey, highlighting its role in the mediation industry’s transition to online mediation. Jim emphasizes the dramati...

A thought-provoking article about AI and mediation - can it help generate creative solutions? mediate.com/mediate-com-...

WMS wins the NMA-2024 Innovation Award - Wandsworth Mediation Service We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Innovation Award at the National Mediation Awards 2024. Huge congratulations also to our brilliant mediator

Congratulations to Wandsworth Mediation Service for winning the Innovation Award at the National Mediation Awards last week in recognition for the innovative ways they run our mediation practice and the variety of work done along side it. And a lovely team!
wandsworthmediation.co.uk/national-med...

Community Mediation must be core component of new neighbourhood policing plans | Calm Mediation Community mediation schemes, like those operated by Calm Mediation across London, should be an integral part of the UK government's new neighbourhood policing plans.  They offer an effective and cost-...

Fantastic mediation charity Calm Mediation says community mediators must be at the centre of neighbourhood policing: read more www.calmmediation.org/community-me...

A privilege to attend this event, with stellar speakers confronting the challenges of inclusive peacemaking. Monica McWilliams captures it: our hardest problem is still our oldest- how do we live well together?

The amazing Monica McWilliams: human rights is not a pick and mix.

Mark Muller explains the background to the Guide to Peacemaking Using Islamic Principles, and the commonalities with international human rights norms

Professor Joanna Lewis introduces this event -it’s never been more important to think about paths to peace in an increasingly conflict heavy world

Cutting workplace conflict and barriers to resolution (via Passle) Conflict is everywhere.  Conflict can be good - when the aim is to debate a way forward, and the means is constructive dialogue. Most conflict is harmfu...

Our Camilla Palmer on her journey from litigator to mediator; the costs of conflict in the workplace and why adversarial practices need to change: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102jpqm...

YouTube video by Andrew Huberman Bill Eddy: How to Deal With High Conflict People

An excellent discussion between Andrew Huberman and Attorney, Author and Therapist Bill Eddy on how to deal with High Conflict People and excellent strategies for mediating situations and cases involving HCPs individualsyoutu.be/SuR0DaYoe0Y?...

"Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking"- our Associate Tenant Mark Muller KC will be speaking at this important discussion on 4 December 2024 www.lse.ac.uk/africa/event...

Calm Mediation visit to HMP Thameside for RJ Week 2024  | Calm Mediation The focus of our discussion was the ripple effect of crime. We talked about how crime affects not just victims, but also offenders, their families, and the wider community. It’s easy to forget that th...

Really interesting discussions with inmates at HMP Thameside about restorative justice - www.calmmediation.org/calm-mediati...

Introducing the November Issue of CMPS! We’re back with Volume 41(6), featuring six new articles on alliance dynamics, conflict prevention strategies, nuclear crises and rebel governance. Explore the latest insights into the complexities of peace science below.

It was a pleasure to attend some of the sessions in this conference, and hear how dispute resolution skills can be embedded into legal education.

It's crucial for mediators to be alert to questions about the capacity of litigants. This report from the Civil Justice Council couldn't be more welcome www.judiciary.uk/related-offi...

CONFERENCE “MEDIATION & UNIVERSITIES 1.0. Mediation is becoming an increasingly important tool in modern universities as a means of managing conflicts, improving the quality of the educational environment, and training specialists in various ...

This looks like a fascinating conference: hoping to join for at least some of it: en.mediation.ua/conference-m...

Mediate now or be told to do so; changes to the CPR (via Passle) New changes to the CPR mean that courts in England and Wales can now order parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) where such an ord...

Mandatory mediation is here to stay- our Amelia Nice looks at how we got here and what it means for litigation: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102jne1...