ChatGPT is a new language generation program available to anyone for free, developed by Open AI. According to ChatGPT, it is “based on artificial neural networks and uses machine learning algorithms to predict the most likely next word or sequence…
Following the introduction of federal polity as provided in the Constitution of Nepal, 2015, alternative dispute resolution process and mechanism has received a new impetus with judicial committee functioning to resolve community-based disputes at local level. Training manuals, resource materials…
Mediation is a proven Alternative Dispute Resolution method. Some even consider it the only true ADR but I shouldn’t get into this here and now. Since the European Union has adopted its Directive 2008/52/EC, which came into force 6 years…
The role of mediators is to help people through conflict. Mediation may be seen as a process that evolves over four phases. It begins, usually in a joint session, and usually ends in a final joint session.
The Indian Judicial System has sought recourse to Mediation for delivering the answers to which litigation has failed to provide. While fulfilling the same, Mediation has gone over a diverse phase, which can be compared to the changes in the…
The last mediation I conducted in 2021 did not result in a resolution. There were a number of reasons why which I could not quite put my finger on. But over the holidays I read some books on negotiation which…
While it is true that lawyers are eminently trained in the art of negotiating by virtue of the rigors of their profession, arguably some have suggested that these skill sets and the competence achieved provide them with a sound basis…
When conflict breaks out between an employee and their employer, few things can be as stressful. Because this particular brand of conflict includes someone in the leadership role, interventions often need to come from outside party. Learning how to resolve…
Values are a set of beliefs we hold onto and fall back on whenever we speak or act. They are – or should be – at the root of every decision we make and the lens through which we see…
I have no idea what I will do when I go to mediate a matter. After 30 years of practice the only thing I know is that the parties are stuck and if they have lawyers, the lawyers are stuck. …