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New Mediation Ordinance to come into effect in Hong Kong on 1 January 2013
The Secretary of Justice has given notice that the new Mediation Ordinance which was enacted in Hong Kong on 22 June 2012 will come into effect on 1 …
Dubai Chamber of Commerce launches on-line mediation application service
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce (DCC) has launched a unique online mediation service in the Middle East. The DCC assists parties to resolve commercial …
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service plays key role in NFL-NFLRA agreement
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), created in 1947, is an independent United States government agency whose mission is to "preserve …
Tiered dispute resolution mechanisms including conciliation and mediation under China-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement
On 9 August 2012, after two years of negotiation, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese negotiators signed two cross-strait agreements; the Cross-strait …
India: mediation successful in 60% of Delhi court actions
A wide reaching study, spanning 2005-2012 has concluded that 60% of disputes heard in the mediation centres affiliated to the four Dehli courts …
South Australia creates office of small business commissioner to assist small businesses in resolving disputes through ADR
There are some 142,000 small businesses in South Australia and an office dedicated to supporting dispute resolution and avoidance in this area …
Mediation in arbitration proceedings – a Hong Kong perspective
The procedures of mediation and arbitration are regularly combined in some jurisdictions, such that an arbitrator assumes the role of mediator part-way …
German mediation law comes into force
The German mediation bill has long been a source of debate and disagreement between the German Parliament's two chambers. Indeed, …
Australian Taxation Office's use of ADR to be improved according to Inspector-General
The Inspector-General of Taxation published his Review into the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)'s use of early and alternative dispute …
Judicial mediation in mainland China explained
With the Chinese courts under increasingly heavy case loads, use of "judicial mediation" continues to be encouraged by all levels of the Chinese courts …
Surge in use of ADR to resolve disputes in Ghana
Statistics issued by the Court Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre show that between 2007 and 2011 out of 16,080 disputes around …
New South Wales proposals for small business mediation
In a month-long consultation released on 28 June 2012, the NSW Government proposed that its small business commissioner be empowered to require a party …
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