Author: Paula Rathjen

The 'Me' in Mental Health at Work   BY BECCI MARTIN "Who is responsible for your mental wellbeing at work?" asks mental health expert Becci Martin. While employers and managers have a duty to create a healthy work environment, everyone needs to look after themselves

How Assertiveness can Prevent Arguments   BY EMMA JENKINGS Are you assertive in conversations? Mediator Emma Jenkings from Mosaic Mediation examines how assertiveness often gets a negative reputation but can actually prevent arguments. What skills do you think a good communicator needs? There is a

Belfast To Host International Mediation Conference   BY THE LAW SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND On 19 - 20 May Belfast is hosting the Commonwealth Mediation Conference. The event will include keynotes on mandatory mediation, issues of confidentiality, international mediation, unlocking impasse and other mediation skills.

Boardroom Conflicts – The Importance of Communication   BY DAVID A ADAMS IPOS Mediator David A. Evans knows this situation only too well: "two directors sitting in adjoining offices who won’t speak and who only communicate through colour-coded emails in BLOCK CAPITALS." When mediating disputes

Couple left £30,000 in debt over boundary dispute   BY THE TIMES A couple have been left £30,000 in debt after a decade-long legal battle with their neighbours over six inches of land between their gardens. Boundary disputes do not only cause stress and ruin

London's thriving dispute resolution industry   BY THE TIMES “The UK market has real depth and experience in its mediation community. If we look at the growing role of mediation elsewhere it is vital that we actively promote it here.” says IPOS mediator and CMC

Dirty Work - Bullying in the Workplace   BY BBC4 RADIO Over the past 20 years, our workplaces have become more inclusive and open thanks to movements like MeToo and Black Lives Matter. Despite the improvements bullying in the workplace still continues and often goes

Are you ready for LIDW 2022?   LONDON INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES WEEK 2022 London International Disputes Week 2022 begins today with a week full of exciting panels and sessions. The annual event is an opportunity for dispute resolution professionals from around the globe to gather physically

Families supported by £33 million to drive down parental conflict   DWP PRESS RELEASE Thanks to this program families across the country receive support in resolving parental conflict. Parents are taught techniques to de-escalate conflict, put aside their differences and communicate better for the benefit