Commercial mediators

Friday, May 9th 2008

PRESILEY BAXENDALE RETIRES
Wednesday March 19th, 2008
Presiley has, sadly taken the decision to retire, not just from our Panel but from practice. She broke the news to us saying: “I have decided to retire and spend more time with my dog (my husba...

IN PLACE OF STRIFE MEDIATORS HIGHLY RATED IN CHAMBERS GUIDE, 2008
Wednesday December 5th, 2007
The latest edition of Chambers, just published, gives high marks to In Place of Strife mediators. All main panel members are rated as Leaders in the Guide. Some of the comments are shown below: ...

IN PLACE OF STRIFE INTRODUCES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY PANEL
Thursday October 25th, 2007
In Place of Strife has introduced a further specialist panel, to serve those locked in disputes relating to Intellectual Property and Technology. Panel mediators can deal with disputes in the UK and j...

IPOS welcomes Jon Lang to the panel
Thursday August 2nd, 2007
Formerly a partner in the disputes group of international law firm, White & Case, Jon has for some time now practised as a full-time mediator. He has mediated a wide variety of disputes, many of whic...

IPOS Moves to Fleet Street
Tuesday May 22nd, 2007
In Place of Strife has taken up residence at the International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) on Fleet Street. Described as 'the finest dispute resolution centre in the world', the IDRC is in the he...

Many a true word said in jest…
Wednesday February 28th, 2007
Each autumn MATA (Mediation and Training Alternatives) and In Place of Strife host a season of debates. They are intentionally billed as a light-hearted invitation to network and enjoy the company of ...

IPOS Welcomes Beverly-Ann Rogers to the panel
Thursday February 15th, 2007
Beverly-Ann Rogers is a senior chancery commercial barrister and a CEDR accredited mediator since 1999. She furthered her understanding of the dynamics of disputes and successful resolution on the Har...

The 'Everywhen' Mediator : The Virtues Of Inconsistency & Paradox
Monday January 29th, 2007
Amanda Bucklow researches the strengths, skills, attributes and behaviours of excellent and effective mediators. I once suggested that being a mediator is like being a photographer - ‘looking for t...

EMBATTLED CEDR FACES STIFF COMPETITION
Friday October 27th, 2006
ACI, the mediation and arbitration service, founded by Elizabeth Birch, barrister, mediator and arbitrator, is to join forces with leading mediation provider In Place of Strife (IPOS), in a move that ...

The Civil Mediation Climate – an Independent View
Tuesday October 3rd, 2006
A Paper given to the Civil Mediation Council Conference 3rd October 2006 by Mark Jackson-Stops Before I give you an independent view of the civil mediation climate, I had better declare my intere...

MICHEL KALLIPETIS QC Joins IPOS Panel
Monday August 14th, 2006
Michel is the former Head of Littleton Chambers, and has over 38 years’ experience as a barrister in the field of general commercial, professional negligence and employment work. He is an Accredited M...

The Law of Unintended Consequences. Or repeating patterns?
Sunday August 6th, 2006
An excellent article from IPOS panel member, Amanda Bucklow, based on 2 years research into the skills, attributes and behaviours of effective commercial mediators based on the combined experience of ...

INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY UNDER THREAT?
Sunday August 6th, 2006
The experience of In Place of Strife is that, remarkably, over 80% of cases that come to mediation settle as a consequence. And these are the toughest case to settle, where inter-party negotiations h...

IPOS accredited by the Civil Mediation Council
Sunday August 6th, 2006
The Civil Mediation Council (CMC) was formed in 2003 to ‘influence the policies of the UK government and other governments, as well as the professions and the public, increasingly to adopt mediation a...

Mark Jackson-Stops elected to CPR’s panel of Distinguished Neutrals
Sunday August 6th, 2006
The New York based CPR (International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution) has invited In Place of Strife’s founder, Mark Jackson-Stops, to its Panel of Distinguished Neutrals. CPR is an ...

New mediation scheme at the historic Mayor’s and City of London Court.
Sunday August 6th, 2006
In Place of Strife is one of just four mediation service providers chosen for the new mediation scheme for the Major’s and City of London Court. The Mayor’s Court, housed in a magnificent building clo...

MEDIATION AND THE COURTS
Sunday August 6th, 2006
The rapid development of mediation over the past ten years has owed much to the encouragement of certain enlightened members of the judiciary. The Commercial Court under Mr Justice Coleman used its o...

IPOS Welcomes Jane Andrewartha to the Panel
Tuesday March 21st, 2006
Jane Andrewartha, a solicitor and partner of Clyde & Co, has been involved in Alternative Dispute Resolution, primarily mediation, since 1995 when involved in one of the first major English mediations...

William Wood QC joins IPOS
Monday March 13th, 2006
We are delighted to welcome Bill Wood to the panel. Bill Wood was appointed QC in 1999. His litigation practice centres on insurance and reinsurance, aviation, professional negligence and general co...

Independence, cost-effectiveness and full transparency.
Wednesday November 16th, 2005
The In Place of Strife mission: independence, choice, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency in all things. These are challenging times in the development of mediation and in mediation se...

2005 Tony Curtis Debates
Monday August 8th, 2005
In Place of Strife is sponsoring The Tony Curtis Debates starting this autumn. As part of the MATA winter programme, the series of three debates will be chaired by Lord Hunt, and will be open to both...

SPECIALIST MEDIATION PANELS
Tuesday July 5th, 2005
In Place of Strife has introduced three specialist panels to serve clients locked in disputes relating to Employment & Workplace, Property & Construction, and Insurance & Reinsurance. These three a...

Charles Middleton-Smith joins IPOS panel
Friday January 14th, 2005
In Place of Strife are delighted to welcome new panel member, Charles Middleton-Smith. Described as "Marvellously thorough, understated and fair" by Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, Charle...

Tony Willis joins Brick Court Chambers
Friday October 22nd, 2004
Tony Willis, former head of litigation at Clifford Chance and long established panel member of In Place of Strife, has joined Brick Court Chambers. Tony joins the top commercial set in November and i...

UK Mediation - The International Picture
Monday July 5th, 2004
Kent Dreadon, Solicitor at SJ Berwin, examines the key UK developments in mediation and ADR in a wider, international context. In recent years English Courts have shown an increasing willingness t...

One in three clients try to bypass lawyers in mediation
Friday June 25th, 2004
David Richbell reports from a recent gathering of top commercial mediators, where a significant number reckoned that on average one in three parties at some stage ask the mediator to help them by-pass...

Anthony Salata joins the International Panel of Distinguished Mediators
Tuesday May 25th, 2004
Anthony Salata has been invited to join the International Panel of Distinguished Mediators of the CPR Institute of Dispute Resolution in New York. CPR, formerly the Center for Public Resources in N...

I Know It's Not My Problem... But It Happened On My Watch.
Thursday May 20th, 2004
What to do when a mediation ends in disagreement? Geoff Sharp, commercial mediator and barrister from Wellington, New Zealand, sheds some light on a delicate subject... It is at some risk that I s...

COURT OF APPEAL ENCOURAGES MEDIATION
Thursday May 20th, 2004
Recent rulings by the Court of Appeal have sent a clear message: refuse mediation at your peril... In Cowl ñv- Plymouth City Council (2001) and Dunnett ñv- Railtrack (2002), the Court of Appeal se...

Stephen Ruttle, QC, joins panel
Friday January 9th, 2004
In Place of Strife is delighted to announce the appointment of a new member to its distinguished panel of mediators. Stephen Ruttle was called to the Bar in 1978 and was appointed a Queenís Counsel...

MEDIATOR CONFIDENTIALITY - CONDUCT & COMMUNICATIONS
Wednesday November 12th, 2003
Contributed by Richard Burnley and Greg Lascelles Confidentiality is central to mediation. It is imperative for parties to trust the process.... 1 Introduction Confidentiality is central...

Mark Jackson-Stops elected Fellow of The International Academy of Mediators
Friday October 17th, 2003
Mark joins just two other UK mediators , Tony Willis and David Shapiro as fellows of this elite international organisation. The mission of the Academy is ì to define standards and qualifications for ...

IPOS panel welcomes Bill Marsh
Friday October 17th, 2003
Bill is the latest recruit to the IPOS team. Described in Chambers as ìone of the greatsî as well as being ìcharming, sensible and realisticî, Bill was for many years a Director of CEDR before leavin...

Anthony Salata joins the elite
Friday October 17th, 2003
Anthony is this year recognised as a Leader in Mediation in Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession. The guide refers to him as ìa chartered surveyor with a vast experience of mediating professional n...