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Christmas closing
The CMC office will be closed at 3pm on 24th December 2018 and will re-open at 9am on 2nd January 2019.
Read moreRegister of SEND Mediators
Special Educational Needs and Disability Mediation Standards – a joint project of the College of Mediators and Civil Mediation Council The College of Mediators (COM) and Civil Mediation Council (CMC) are both independent standard setting bodies and offer membership to professional mediators working in a number of different contexts. COM and CMC have […]
Read moreCMC Consultation: Mentoring, Peer Review and Reflective Practice
For the last few years, discussions have taken place about whether civil and commercial mediators should have, or be required to have supervisors, mentors or practice consultants. It is common in other mediation sectors (such as family) where reflective practice and peer support are encouraged and thought to lead to better standards or […]
Read moreCMC AGM
The CMC’s AGM takes place on Wednesday 5 December 2018 at 17.00 at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, 70 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1EU. If you are a CMC member and would like to attend, please e-mail secretariat@civilmediation.org
Read moreMembership Consultations
The CMC’s CEO, Paul Adams, is consulting members about the future direction of the CMC. In order to hear the views of as many people who want to give them, Paul is conducting a number of consultations in small groups via video conference in the w/c 3rd December. If you are interested in taking […]
Read moreNational Mediation Awards
The National Mediation Awards took place in Mediation Awareness Week, in early October. The event, which the CMC jointly hosted with the College of Mediators, proved to be a fantastic celebration of excellence across all mediation sectors. Congratulations to all the winners and those who were highly commended. Mediation Programme/Initiative of the […]
Read moreDavid Richbell
David Richbell, mediator, trainer and mentor and CMC Director died on 25th September 2018. David had an illustrious mediation career and gave much to the mediation community in the UK and further afield. David began mediating commercial cases in 1992 and mediated around 1000 cases in the intervals between training mediators. He was […]
Read moreSave Time, Save Money, Save Stress: Resolving Conflict at Work (Cardiff, 21 November)
The CMC Workplace and Employment group invite you to join us at Cardiff Metropolitan University to share insights into how to make mediation approaches the default option in workplace and employment disputes. The Cardiff Programme includes: Managing conflict at work: how mediation can help, Rachel Suff, CIPD Workplace Conflict interactive session with audience polling, Professor Paul Latreille, […]
Read moreSave Time, Save Money, Save Stress: Resolving Conflict at Work (Newcastle, 16 October)
Acas and the Civil Mediation Council are delighted to invite you to join us at Trinity Chambers on the quayside to hear leading speakers share their unique experiences of mediation when dealing with conflict in the workplace. The Newcastle Programme includes: Interactive Workplace Conflict Professor Paul Latreille, Sheffield University Roleplay – How situations arise… Employment […]
Read moreNational Mediation Awards (London, 9 October)
The National Mediation Awards 2018 takes place on 9th October 2018…
Read moreWritten Evidence to Women and Equalities Committee
The CMC has submitted written evidence to parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee’s Inquiry…
Read moreSEND Mediation
The CMC and the College of Mediators, supported by the Department of Education…
Read moreMediation Awareness Week
Mediation Awareness Week takes place from 6 – 12 October 2018…
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