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How Lawyers Can Be the Most Effective Advocates in a Mediation - The Mediation Centre
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NEWS, VIDEOS, INFORMATION AND TESTIMONIALS. How Lawyers Can Be the Most Effective Advocates in a Mediation. Created on 02 July 2015. In addition, you should consider the mediator’s personality traits in relation to your client’s and the adversary’s. And the dynamics of the case may call for a more authoritative figure or a creative one. By Leslie A. Berkoff, Moritt Hock and Hamroff. Our return on our investment can be seen in the increased productivity, teamness and positive atmosphere in the workplace&#...
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Legislation & Forms - The Mediation Centre
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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has announced that court-annexed mediation will be implemented in certain selected courts across the country, from 1 August 2014.Rules for court-annexed mediation were published in the Gazette on 18 March 2014, under Notice No: 37448 and a corresponding Mediation Rules Booklet has been made available. Please feel free to down load both. Rules for court-annexed mediation. PDF (2.55 MB). PDF (2.98 MB). Connie Theron, Practising Attorney. This email a...
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Mediation - The Mediation Centre
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This rant is for those (few remaining) lawyers who discourage their clients from trying mediation with the lame allegation that mediation is too touchy-feely. It is hard to believe that, in this day and age, some lawyers still have such a patronizing attitude. After the client changed counsel, and after our second mediation session ( the lawyers did not attend but were kept informed of progress ) the client announced: This doesn’t feel very touchy-feely at all! Is generally defined as the intervention in...
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Mediation - The Mediation Centre
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This rant is for those (few remaining) lawyers who discourage their clients from trying mediation with the lame allegation that mediation is too touchy-feely. It is hard to believe that, in this day and age, some lawyers still have such a patronizing attitude. After the client changed counsel, and after our second mediation session ( the lawyers did not attend but were kept informed of progress ) the client announced: This doesn’t feel very touchy-feely at all! Is generally defined as the intervention in...
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Strengthening Troubled Sibling Bonds to Deal With an Aging Parent - The Mediation Centre
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NEWS, VIDEOS, INFORMATION AND TESTIMONIALS. Strengthening Troubled Sibling Bonds to Deal With an Aging Parent. Created on 02 July 2015. We were all confused and upset about the situation, said Rosie, 51, who is an educator and a counselor for teenagers. We had so many questions. How much respite should my sisters offer me? Should Mom’s name stay on the deed of the house? Where will either of them go if I can’t keep taking care of them? What do we all feel comfortable with? Siblings are so complicated, sa...
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Collaborative Divorce - The Mediation Centre
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WHAT IS COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE? The parties and their lawyers enter into a Participation Agreement where it is agreed that if a settlement is not reached, the lawyers will withdraw from the process and not participate in the ensuing litigation. It is understood by all involved that the lawyers’ retainers are limited to settlement negotiations. It is agreed that the outstanding issues will be settled in a non-adversarial manner using interest-based negotiation;. All communications during the process will b...
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Juvenile Dependency Mediation - The Mediation Centre
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NEWS, VIDEOS, INFORMATION AND TESTIMONIALS. Created on 02 July 2015. The formal legal process may not be the preferred method of resolving disputes that arise in the context of child protection proceedings, where difficult and emotional issues are addressed. At any point during the case process, any party may ask the Court for a referral to mediation, or the judge may request mediation. As summarized by Judge Price in the last Courthouse Corner, Parties who participate in court mediation programs are usu...
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News, Videos, Information and Testimonials - The Mediation Centre
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NEWS, VIDEOS, INFORMATION AND TESTIMONIALS. Dealing With Defensiveness In High Conflict People. Video Presentation: 50 Ways to Break an Impasse: Tips, Tricks, Traps and Tools. Parties and advocates can flounder in the intersection of logic and emotion. What if the parties’ goals are distributive and their interests are legal arguments? What if the participants are aggressive, intransigent and obnoxious? How You Can Triumph in the Race of Life. No compromise . That was UK Sport’s mantra in the lead up...
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The Members - The Mediation Centre
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BA LLB (USB), Dip Tax Prac (RAU), Conveyancer/Notaris, PGDip Dispute Settlement and Mediation (USB). Sunel Beeselaar practices as an Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary as well as Mediator and Facilitator in Brackenfell with 20 years’ experience in her field of work. Sunel holds a BA Law LLB from Stellenbosch University. Further studies have included a Diploma in Tax Practice (RAU), Conveyancing and Notary Public. Sunel is a founder member and director of The Mediation Centre which offers mediation services...
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Frequently Asked Questions - The Mediation Centre
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It is a process in which an impartial third party facilitates communication and negotiation and promotes voluntary decision making by the parties to the dispute. Definition: Mediation is a process in which parties are helped by a neutral third party or parties to explore possibilities of resolving issues between themselves by mutual agreement without adjudication. Do I have to attend mediation? No it is a voluntary process. How long is a session usually? What issues can be mediated? When do we pay? The c...
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