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Never Underestimate Empathy in Negotiations: Finding a transnational ethical standard
China Europe Mediation Opinion

Never Underestimate Empathy in Negotiations: Finding a transnational ethical standard

Ana Jaimes June 13, 2021

Attorneys play a key role to obtain the best possible result from cross-border negotiations by balancing the different perspectives involved, while protecting the interests and assets of their clients. A key virtue that they must bring to all negotiations, which is often overlooked, is empathy. Far too often negotiations are approached as a hard-nosed, winner-take-all […]Read More

Covid killed face-to-face mediation, and we’re all better off because of it
Issue 2 Mediation Opinion

Covid killed face-to-face mediation, and we’re all better off because

Lionel Paraire November 29, 2020

Admittedly, even before the Covid-19 outbreak, the constraint of geographical distance could discourage mediation as a means of dispute resolution. This is unfortunate, since prolonged conflicts can hamstring organisations, causing anxiety, absenteeism and declining performance and productivity. Mediation, of course, invites feuding parties to discuss their issues in a constructive manner, assisted by a third […]Read More

Remote Arbitration: is the future inevitable?
Issue 2 Mediation Opinion

Remote Arbitration: is the future inevitable?

Robert Rhodes November 29, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the world of dispute resolution, whether litigation, mediation or arbitration. Since the global shutdown, international arbitration hearings have had to be conducted online rather than in person. Whether you call it ‘virtual’, ‘remote’ or ‘online’, it comes to the same thing: all parties involved attend through […]Read More

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