Commercial Mediation

n the recent years, the emphasis on ADR has been heightened by the endorsement of the tribunals. The courts encourage parties to explore ADR in assisting the reduction of high volume of court cases and in attempting to resolve their disputes. At the present,

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Shakespeare killed by Mediation

Everyone knows the story of the star-crossed lovers and their tragic ending at a very young age. This story started with a dispute between two families, the Montague and Capulet. The feud between these two families separated these young lovers,

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Matthew 5:9, Biblical ADR

As earlier blog posts have discussed the relationship between the ancient Greeks and ADR and religion, this blog post will mainly focus on a more specific topic: Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Bible. Religions and cultures are often an important basis for

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When arbitration clauses backfire

It is interesting to observe how sometimes ADR can bring unexpected results. In fact, it is curious to see how in fast food chains, arbitration often completely favour one party over another. For example, in New York, restaurants had to increase the employees’ wage thanks

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UNESCO

Everyone who is a bit familiar with the international context is familiar with the United Nations (hereinafter “UN”). The United Nations is an international organization that has been founded in the year 1945 and today counts 193 Member States. The UN is a place where the Member States can come together and discuss

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Ancient Greece

The western world has always shown interest in ancient greek history. It is a well-known phenomenon when it comes to movies, books, holidays, or history lessons. Moreover, as many have been taught, the Greeks established the concept of democracy, which till this day has been used by 57% of the countries all over the world.[1] It is fair

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ADR in Taxation Disputes (Part 2/2)

In the previous blog, we have outlined numerous advantages of the use of ADR in tax disputes, in comparison with tax litigation. It is also imperative to understand which specific ADR methodologies are the most suitable and beneficial for resolving tax disputes. Before getting more insights on this note,

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ADR in Taxation Disputes (Part 1/2)

Have you ever disagreed with a tax assessment by the tax authority? In general, tax disputes cover the situations where taxpayer challenged tax authorities’ assessment or legal interpretation on a certain policy. Tax disputes are conventionally settled by litigations or out-of-court agreements between the taxpayers and the tax authority. An abundance of tax litigations/appeals becomes

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The Use of ADR in the Music Industry

In my last blog post, I have discussed the relationship between ADR and the videogame industry. This time, the topic I would like to present is how ADR is applied in the music industry.In the music industry, parties agree which ADR method to resort to, whether it may be mediation or arbitration.

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Mental Health in ADR

As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced our lives on many different levels. Without underestimating the fact that it has worked as a positive accelerator in relation to some aspects of life, it is generally accepted that its negative impact was significantly higher. It has been a rough year for the global economy,

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Multicultural ADR in Family Law

The previous blog post dedicated to ADR in Child welfare introduced methods such as family conferencing and child protection mediation, which are widely used in family law cases. Nowadays, there are many possibilities to travel, study or work abroad, which leads to a mix of cultures. As a result,

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