by Stephen G Anderson LL.B | Feb 2, 2014 | Mediators & Others
What’s Your Groundhog Day? February 2nd is Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania, USA. It was made famous by the film of the same name starring Bill Murray. Murray plays a weatherman assigned to cover the Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, an event he really hates....
by Stephen G Anderson LL.B | Jan 28, 2014 | Mediators & Others
Mistakes are part of life. But wouldn’t life be easier if you could avoid them? Sometimes, you can. Mistakes are often made when lawyers refer clients to mediation. As a lawyer, you will want mediators to help your clients get better outcomes, but are you sure...
by Stephen G Anderson LL.B | Nov 18, 2013 | Mediators & Others
What have mediation and Rolex watches got in common? They are both treated with suspicion by potential purchasers if their prices are too low. You’re in the market for a new watch. You’ve decided you deserve only the best: a Rolex. You want the best...
by Stephen G Anderson LL.B | Nov 13, 2013 | Mediators & Others
You know how some things seem to be destined to end up together? Like chocolate and peanut butter, movies and popcorn, strawberries and cream … (I’m making myself hungry!) Well the same is true of the internet and dispute resolution. I’m not sure...
by Stephen G Anderson LL.B | Nov 8, 2013 | Mediators & Others
Ok, he hasn’t. Freddie Starr has probably been nowhere near any of our mediation clients. But while it wasn’t the headline of a story in this week’s Family Law News (FLN), it may might as well have been. “Separating couples still rejecting...
by Stephen G Anderson LL.B | Oct 24, 2013 | Mediators & Others
Some people might be surprised that, as a mediator, I’d want to write about litigators. Litigation is at the other end of the spectrum from mediation. Surely, I should be opposed to litigation? Well, they’d be wrong. I’m not opposed to litigation,...
