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Mediation Results in Dropped Assault Charges
12/16/2019 2:24:32 PM
Description: The two assault charges filed against a member of the Saskatchewan member of the legislature have been withdrawn following mediation between the two sides.   According to a statement issued by Nadine Wilsons’ attorney, the charges were


Mediation Process Promoted through EU and UN Programs
3/28/2019 3:27:59 PM
Description: The United Nations’ Development Program (UNDP) and the European Union (EU) are promoting the benefits of mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution for the country of Georgia. Why mediation can be an effective means of dispute


Mediation Could Be Used to Resolve Dispute between Bishop and Three Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse
11/12/2018 12:18:39 PM
Description: Mediation has been used in several instances to resolve issues between the Catholic Church and sex abuse victims, and now, mediation has been scheduled for a bishop and three priests involved in a defamation dispute.   The hearing that had


Family Court Mediation Program is a Success
1/29/2018 7:38:02 PM
Description: The Nagpur Family Court’s Mediation Centre has proven successful after settling more than 2000 cases in the six plus years it was been in operation.  The center opened in June of 2011 and has played a role in the settlement of nearly 45%


Catalonia Leader Calls for Mediation
10/11/2017 7:10:22 PM
Description: Catalonia’s secessionist leader has called for an international mediation concerning the region’s dispute with Madrid.   The call for mediation came just a day after hundreds of people were victims of police brutality in the


Ithaca Police Department Heads to Mediation to Resolve Profiling Accusations
11/21/2015 11:58:20 AM
Description: A judge recently approved an order for mediation to resolve a dispute regarding an Ithaca police incident. The original lawsuit was filed in August by two mothers who claim their black sons were racially profiled by Ithaca police officers when they


Boston Police Reach Mediation Deal with Harvard Law School for Civilian Complaints
5/6/2015 1:06:50 PM
Description: The Boston Police Department has entered into a new agreement with Harvard Law School for the school to provide mediation services for civilian complaints against the police. The hope is that the new mediation system will remove the burden from the


Indian Students Make the Final Round at International Commercial Mediation Competition
2/18/2015 2:52:58 PM
Description: Competing against 66 universities from 40 nations, four law students from V M Salgaocar College of Law in Miramar have managed to attain the final rounds of the 10th Annual International Commercial Mediation Competition in Paris.   This marks


Russia’s Gas Giant Insists on Mediation with Moncrief Oil
9/17/2014 9:58:08 PM
Description: A dispute over a stake in a Russian oil field and allegedly stolen research has dragged on for more than fifteen years as Russia’s largest company, OAO Gazprom, once again insists that Moncrief Oil International, Inc. must settle their dispute


Demystifying Mediation (and other ADR techniques)
7/30/2014 11:15:06 AM
Description:   Have you noticed that more and more disputes are being resolved through “arbitration” or “mediation”?  It seems that more and more in the news lately, we have been reading about and hearing about these and