Monday April 26, 2010 at 3:51pm
Congratulations in order to Philip Hesketh who has launched, the UK Mediation Forum. This user created forum is designed to be a one stop portal for mediation information.
It is a great place to look for: Case law about mediation, articles and interesting blog posts and mediation news and discussions.
I know Philip and is a committed and effective mediator.
Justin Patten, Mediator ....
Monday April 26, 2010 at 3:00pm
We have less than two weeks before the general election and currently every single poll points to a hung parliament.
With this in mind I read with interest that Dr Karl Mackie of CEDR is calling on the three main parties to use mediation to form the next government in the event of a hung parliament. The letter has been sent to all three of the main party leaders suggesting a range of options to bring in neutral negotiators to help them make the next government. Th....
Thursday April 15, 2010 at 5:36pm
In light of this, I enjoyed this comment on the Times website, today.
"It's time for the airlines and the volcano to get around the table and sort this out."
Justin Patten, Mediator....
Wednesday April 14, 2010 at 9:54am
The Guardian today gives a wide level of coverage to a soldier disciplined by the army after missing a parade to look after her daughter is set to receive damages after winning an employment tribunal claim.Tilern DeBique, 28, said she was forced to leave her job because she was unable to organise childcare. The former corporal, who was recruited on the Caribbean island of St Vincent, won a claim of sexual discrimination following a hearing at the central London employment tribunal yest....
Tuesday April 13, 2010 at 4:06pm
An interesting article has emerged in the Daily Telegraph.
Businesses could face 370,000 extra employment tribunals over the next three years, costing about £2.6bn. Research by law firm Dickinson Dees has found that if employment laws continue to be enacted at the present rate, the number of tribunals will rise by 46% over the next three years.James Wilders, an employment partner at Dickinson Dees, said: "Since 1998 there has been an almost inexorable rise in the number of employment....