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Supporting your clients through mediation
A practical guide for family lawyers on how they can most effectively engage with their client’s mediation process
Rights, interests, power
Balancing these three elements correctly is the key to fair and lasting outcomes
Step-by-step guide to becoming a mediator
Mediation is a growing practice area and one that could offer huge benefits in building you career
Mediation Column: Shifting sands and MoJ stats
So, 18 months in, how is the NCDR push playing out?
The critical role of preparation in family mediation
Enhancing client skills for successful outcomes by way of pre-mediation coaching
Anatomy of a mediation
When we understand the fundamental ingredients of the process, a surprisingly wide variety of scenarios become “mediatable”
My journey from the TV studio to mediation
How did a long career in journalism lead to a rebirth as a family mediator, and which skills carried across?
Mediation and suitability: What’s the answer?
An informal survey of experienced mediators sought views on how to assess suitability within the mediation process, and how to deal with clients’ difficult behaviours
Family mediation funded by legal aid
There can be a real financial burden for family mediators if clients change from private to legal aid midway through the process
Emotional management and preparation before mediation
While the procedural aspects of mediation are vital, emotional preparation is equally, if not more, important to ensure a successful and productive outcome