Billed as “an event for appointers and appointees,” CPR will present a Washington, D.C., seminar next month, “Driving Toward More Diverse Selection of Neutrals.”
Billed as “an event for appointers and appointees,” CPR will present a Washington, D.C., seminar next month, “Driving Toward More Diverse Selection of Neutrals.”
A Nov. 13 Celebration of Life for CPR founder James F. Henry provided a public set of remembrances of his remarkable life and his career, which revolutionized commercial conflict resolution.
One of the strongest and most courageous people I have encountered in many years of mediation was an immigrant to the United States from Africa.
Last month, the authors introduced the foundational basis of the capacity to mediate and how it affects the process. See “ADA Mediation, Updated: Revisiting 30 Years of Disabilities Practice,” 41 Alternatives 19 (February 2023) (available at bit.ly/3jTICQE), which contains sidebars on methodology, the series lineup, and resources. After four mini-chapters last month, this article views capacity issues through a case study, the application of the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators, and some of the factors that limit a participant's ability to mediate.
How does consensus building work?
This four-installment set of Alternatives articles adapts the second part of a web feature on the Americans with Disabilities Act Mediation Guidelines (available at https://bit.ly/ADAMediationGuidelinesWeb). The first part of the web examination was serialized starting May 2, 2021—a series of weekly refresher posts on the NYC-DR listserv (see https://bit.ly/CUNYDRCListservSub) of the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center (available at https://bit.ly/CUNYDRC). It walks through the first section of the Guidelines on program and case administration, which includes program development, disability access to mediation, and mediator recruitment and selection. The posts in the first part of the ADA Mediation Guidelines refresher series are available at https://bit.ly/GuidelinesRefresherSeriesPartI.
An engaged in-house counsel is a key player on an arbitration team. Depending on the style, some may be more active and become directly involved in every step of the case. Others may prefer to work on strategic issues and leave the execution of tasks for external counsels. But in no circumstances should the in-house counsel be absent or distant from the arbitration proceeding and the external team.
Into its fourth decade, the Americans with Disabilities Act has taken its place alongside the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a successful step in addressing discriminatory conduct in the United States. The law prohibits discrimination in hiring and on the job, in governmental and public activities, transportation, at public accommodations like hotels, restaurants, and theaters, and ensures access to telecommunications systems for speech and hearing impaired individuals.
The ghost of separability continues to haunt English law.