by Alison Shaw | Oct 30, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Work Place Matters
Due to business interaction with customers, there is always the potential of a dispute on the horizon. Sometimes it’s just a lack of communication, or a combination of circumstances that led to an issue arising and escalating. Other times, there are clear factors that...
by Alison Shaw | Oct 24, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Work Place Matters
Disputes arise when two parties disagree on something. When business terms and contracts are breached, or when Trademarks and IP are interfered with, copied or challenged defences go up. It’s quite often due to a lack of guidelines, procedures and policies that can be...
by Alison Shaw | Oct 9, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters, Work Place Matters
So, your mediation is agreed or arbitration hearing award is published. Whether the outcome was what you wanted it to be or not, your next steps, the wash-up, and the changes that now need to be implemented become a very important part of your thought process moving...
by Alison Shaw | Sep 27, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters, Work Place Matters
There can be a variety of objections to mediation from either party participating or their lawyers. Many times it’s a lack of understanding the process and their role in that process, that backs objections. Let’s take a look at some of the objections, we’ve addressed...
by Alison Shaw | Sep 13, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters, Work Place Matters
Disputes quite often arise when we aren’t expecting them and it’s always a good idea to know what options are available to you, and while many head straight for court, there are much smarter ways to resolve disputes. Parties to a legal dispute have a number of dispute...
by Alison Shaw | Sep 1, 2017 | Commercial Matters, Dispute Resolution, Family Law Matters, Work Place Matters
Choosing the right mediator for your client is important and necessary for achieving the desired outcome. When choosing a mediator there are a number of things you need to take into account and it’s not always grey hair and legal titles and subnominals. Below are the...
