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Reflecting on Two Long Mediation Days…..
John Sturrock and Anna Howard (Associate Editor)“Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar” “Traveller, there is no path, the path must be forged as you walk.” Antonio Machado, as quoted and...
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The Kluwer Mediation Blog’s Summer Quiz
Anna Howard (Associate Editor)In the Northern Hemisphere it is the summer holiday season and a chance for some of us to slow down. For those of you looking for a little challenge in your spare time,...
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In Conversation With Suzanne Rab on Mediating Competition Law Disputes
Anna Howard (Associate Editor) and Suzanne RabWe first worked together in the competition law department of an international law firm. 14 years have since passed – at a spirited pace – and we now find...
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The Winner of the Kluwer Mediation Blog’s Summer Quiz is…
Anna Howard (Associate Editor)Many thanks to everyone who took part in the Kluwer Mediation Blog’s inaugural summer quiz. We are delighted to announce that the winner is Dr Despina Chatzimanoli, an...
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UNCITRAL and the enforceability of iMSAs: the debate heats up
Nadja Alexander (Editor), Anna Howard (Associate Editor) and Dorcas Quek AndersonAs the 65th session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II on arbitration and conciliation nears, it seems timely to reflect...
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UNCITRAL and the enforceability of iMSAs: the debate heats up – Part 2
Dorcas Quek Anderson, Nadja Alexander (Editor) and Anna Howard (Associate Editor)The 65th session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II on arbitration and conciliation in Vienna has commenced. Many...
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UNCITRAL and the enforceability of iMSAs: the debate heats up – Part 3
Dorcas Quek Anderson, Nadja Alexander (Editor) and Anna Howard (Associate Editor)If you have been following this four-part series, you will be aware that Nadja Alexander, Anna Howard and I have been...
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UNCITRAL and the enforceability of iMSAs: the debate heats up – Part 4
Anna Howard (Associate Editor), Nadja Alexander (Editor) and Dorcas Quek Anderson“…the mounting global hubbub surrounding mediation, and highly varied perceptions regarding the nature and value of...
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Continuing the conversation on mediating competition law disputes
Anna Howard (Associate Editor) and Suzanne RabEarlier this month we published the first part of this two-part series on the mediation of competition law disputes. In this, the second part, Suzanne Rab,...
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Brexit Bumps
Anna Howard (Associate Editor)The decision today of the UK High Court, that the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and begin formal exit negotiations with the EU without approval...
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Research on Dispute Resolution Clauses by Maryam Salehijam
Anna Howard (Associate Editor)Maryam Salehijam, a PhD researcher at the Transnational Law Centre of the University of Ghent, is undertaking research on the familiarity of legal professionals (including...
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ICC Mediation Competition 2017: in conversation with the finalists
Bill Marsh (Editor) and Anna Howard (Associate Editor)I (Bill) remember doing my first commercial mediation. I was 29, and in the presence of the four parties and their advisers I felt even younger. It...
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I’ve Heard That One Before…
Anna Howard (Associate Editor)It was a comment made a few months ago and it has stayed with me: “But Anna, mediators are all tree-huggers.” There have been many variants of this type in response to my...
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Lex Infinitum – Celebrating Three Years of Inspiration
Jonathan Rodrigues, M.R.K. Prasad and Anna Howard (Associate Editor)For many student mediators across the globe, the start of the new year will bring the final stages of their preparation for two...
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The Soul Of Mediation & Leaving A Legacy For The Next Generation
Anna Howard (Associate Editor)“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” Pablo Picasso. Last month I travelled to Edinburgh for the International Academy of...
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“Don’t Just Do Something. Sit There.” The Power Of Silence
Anna Howard (Associate Editor)“As they sometimes say around Kyoto, ‘Don’t just do something. Sit there.'” The Art of Stillness, Pico Iyer Recently I had the good fortune of watching fellow blogger,...
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Assistant Editor Opportunity
Anna Howard (Associate Editor), Bill Marsh (Editor) and Nadja Alexander (Editor)We would like to announce an opening for the position of Assistant Editor for the Kluwer Mediation Blog. The Assistant...
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Investor-State Mediation: Who Will Be At The (Top) Table?
Interest is growing in the use of mediation for investor-state disputes. Recent webinars on investor-state mediation (including SIDRA’s recent webinar) have explored ICSID’s new investor-state...
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The Mediators’ Green Pledge
Homo sapiens, the wise human being, must now learn from its mistakes and live up to its name. We who are alive today have the formidable task of making sure that our species does so.” David...
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