REGINA, Sask. – Carriers and workers at the Federated Co-operatives Ltd.’s (FCL) Regina Refinery could see an end to the labor dispute in the near future with 20 days of mediation now complete.
Read moreWayne County Dispute Resolution Center offers online mediation
“Being able to offer people an online means of resolving disputes is especially helpful during this critical time,” said Siham Awada Jaafar, president of WCDRC board of directors. “In keeping with recommendations by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), our staff is working remotely. We’ve currently postponed in-person programs and services until further notice.”
Read moreCasitas pulls out of mediation talks over Ventura River water adjudication
An Ojai Valley water district has pulled out of mediation talks with the city of Ventura and others after months of negotiation over water rights.
Those talks started after the city of Ventura filed a cross-complaint in response to a 2014 lawsuit over its own pumping from the Ventura River. Santa Barbara Channelkeeper had filed the lawsuit, alleging the city of Ventura was taking too much water from the river, hurting habitat for steelhead trout and other wildlife.
Read moreThe politics of mediation
US President Donald Trump in India recently reiterated his desire to mediate the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.
Read moreMexico Wants To Stop the Crude Oil Price War
Mexican Finance Minister Arturo Herrera cited his country's past record in helping mediate prior disagreements between major oil states, as well as an economy that's less exposed to oil prices. According to Herrera, his country is already looking at potential channels to start discussions between the warring factions.
Read moreMediation attempt in clergy abuse cases set for May
Another attempt at mediation in the ongoing series of clergy sex abuse cases has been tentatively scheduled for early May, according to attorney Delia Lujan Wolff, whose firm is representing about half of the more than 250 claimants.
Read moreResolving Medical Malpractice Matters - Positive Outcomes Through Mediation
There are numerous benefits associated with using mediation to resolve medical malpractice disputes. The mediation process affords both parties more control over the process, often reduces the cost of litigation, and can expedite dispute resolution for all. Medical malpractice mediation also presents its challenges. Given the nature of medical malpractice claims, the atmosphere at these hearings can be tense, and negotiations can be emotionally charged. What follows illustrates the importance of understanding the nuances of medical malpractice matters whether one is an advocate or a neutral seeking to assist the parties to reach a settlement.
Read moreGranger satisfied with CARICOM mediation of elections impasse
President David Granger yesterday said that he was satisfied with the mediation efforts of the five Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of State who concluded a two-day visit here yesterday and promised to abide by the constitution and the decision of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on the outcome of the March 2 general and regional elections.
Read moreThe politics of mediation
Trump’s mediation offer has not disturbed the confidence of the Indian establishment. No significant statement from the top level shows New Delhi is confident that the offer would not convert into a well-planned American policy towards South Asia
Read moreA Fact-finding meeting to assess the mediation scheme in Latvia took place in Riga on 2 and 3 March 2020
RIGA (LATVIA) 2 AND 3 MARCH 2020
On 2 and 3 March 2020, the CEPEJ organised a meeting in Riga aiming at conducting an assessment of the Mediation scheme in Latvia. The experts, who are former members of the CEPEJ Working Group on mediation, therefore thoroughly exchanged with the key actors of mediation (mediators, judges, lawyers, ministry of justice) in order to collect as much information and data as possible to draft the Assessment report, on which the rest of the Action will be based. The setting up of a mediation pilot project has also been discussed with the Latvian authorities. This meeting directly followed the “Round table to present CEPEJ-GT-MED tools” which was organised in Riga on 21 February, where concrete tools developed by the CEPEJ Working Group on Mediation and aiming at developing the use of mediation were presented to relevant stakeholders.
This activity was organised in the framework of the joint Council of Europe and European Union project “Strengthening the access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services, as well as support to the development of judicial policies and to increased quality of court management” funded through the European Commission’s Structural Reform Support Programme.
2 lenders reject proposed mediation over 'KIKO' dispute
Two of six banks in a decade-old dispute with local companies over currency-linked derivatives products said Thursday that they have rejected the latest mediation proposed by South Korea's top financial regulator.
Read moreTrump assures Al-Sisi of US’s mediation in Renaissance Dam negotiations
Egyptian presidency announced that the US President Donald Trump assured his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi that Washington is continuing its mediation in negotiations on the Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is building on the banks of the Nile River, until the signing of an agreement.
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