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For a limited number of new clients, I am offering a 25% discount on my services for mediations conducted remotely during July and August 2020.
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Collaborate or die?
Collaboration is increasingly recognised as a key area where construction falls woefully short. In this article, I examine some of the mental and behavioural blocks to effective collaboration. The article was first published in Construction Law in June 2019 ...
Honouring the observance rather than the breach
This article is the first in a series of articles published in Construction Law. None of the changes in construction practice over the past 20 years or so have tackled the underlying causes of the industry’s adversarial culture. Adjudication has been no help as it...
Great Leadership – Sharing Wisdom
This article describes the way in which a very successful CEO bowed out of his role. He chose a very different style of ‘retirement party’ based on the art of the great question and face-to-face conversation. It is an approach that should not be limited to...
Mediation in action
One of the many myths about mediation is that it is not suited to matters of public policy because the process is confidential. As with all the elements of mediation, from the agreement to mediate to the confidential status of the settlement agreement, they can all be...
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