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ICC to revise ADR, Expert Determination and Dispute Board Rules
Earlier this year, the ICC Commission on Arbitration set up a Consultative Task Force comprising experts in the field of international ADR to review and …
Italy's Constitutional Court rules mandatory mediation unconstitutional
In an interim statement released by the Court on 26 October, Italy's mandatory four-month mediation process to be undertaken before litigation is …
English High Court defends successful party's refusal to mediate and declines to impose costs sanctions
In ADS Aerospace Limited v EMS Global Tracking Limited [2012] EWHC 2904 (TCC), Mr Justice Akenhead sitting in the Technology and Construction Court …
Spain promotes civil and commercial mediation via collaboration agreement and new Act
On 10 October 2012, a collaboration agreement between Spanish judges and the Chambers of Commerce was signed to foster mediation as an …
International Bar Association launches investor-state mediation rules
Earlier this month, the IBA unanimously approved and adopted rules drafted by a subcommittee of the IBA’s mediation group. The rules are designed for the …
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 …
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