2020 Vision
2020 Vision – Where in the world will Mediation be in ten years? Read the article, then check out the…
Making Mediation Mainstream
Mediation has come a long way, but still has much further to go. The field now needs to evolve quickly…
South African High Court obliges lawyers to go to mediation
On 25th August 2009 the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg in the case of Brownlee v Brownlee held that…
Conflict Leadership
Michael Leathes In early 2009, a dozen General Counsel of international companies co-authored an article entitled The Perfect Storm. The factors…
Can Mediation Evolve into a Global Profession?
This year, 2009, celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, whose theory about how change occurs over…
The Unique Value of Becoming IMI Certified
At first we hesitate to believe that a new thing can be done. Soon we see it can be done…
Focus on IMI at the 12th UIA World Forum of Mediation Centers
The World Forum of Mediation Centers was created in 2001 by the Mediation Commission of the UIA – Union Internationale…
Melding Corporate Social Responsibility and Mediation – A New Interactive Resource On Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
On 6 January 2009, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Business and Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie, announced the launch…
The Mediator Directory opens online search engine of UK Mediators
The publisher of The Mediator Magazine has created an online Mediator Directory. The Directory currently carries the resumés of over 70 UK…
UK’s CMC Publishes Draft Registration Schemes for Mediators and Provider Bodies
The Civil Mediation Council (CMC) in London has published for comment draft schemes for registering mediators and mediation provider organizations….
Changes to the IMI Board and Independent Standards Commission
In line with IMI practice to rotate the Board Chair each year, Wolf von Kumberg of Northrop Grumman Corporation, who…