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THE VALUE OF RESOLVING DISPUTES
equipping students and staff, includingmanagers with key workplace and life
skills
The potential of mediation to
transform dispute resolution
Ewan MalcolmPatron, Scottish Mediation Network
• Scottish Mediation Network is a Charity registered in Scotland
• It aims to embed mediation into the culture of Scotland as a widely available and clearly understood option for resolving disputes of all kind
Themes
1. Shifts in perception
2. Capacity3. Opportunities
1 Shifts in perception that are transforming dispute
resolution in Scotland
The potential of mediation to transform dispute resolution
MEDIATION -A Definition• Mediation is a process in which disputing
parties seek to build agreement and/or improve understanding with the assistance of a trained mediator acting as an impartial third party.
• Mediation is voluntary and aims to offer the disputing parties the opportunity to be fully heard, to hear each other’s perspectives and to decide how to resolve their dispute themselves.”
• CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MEDIATION IN SCOTLAND
2 The collaborative community of people
engaged in mediative activity
The potential of mediation to transform dispute resolution
www.scottishmediation.org.uk
3 Opportunities
The potential of mediation to transform dispute resolution
“Mediation, while not a universal panacea, is…a key dispute resolution option … and should form an essential part of any modern civil justice system”Business Experts and Law Forum
Conclusion
Scottish Mediation Conference
Thursday 25th & Friday 26th February 2010
Barceló Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh “Strengthening Practice”
Enter the prize draw at the SMN Stand
Scottish Mediation Network18 York Place, Edinburgh
0131 556 [email protected]
www.scottishmediation.org.uk
THE VALUE OF RESOLVING DISPUTES
equipping students and staff, includingmanagers with key workplace and life
skills