Law Inaction
No this is not a photo of an updated Tardis nor a new form of street toilet cubicle. This is the contraption I had to enter into in order to record an interview with Joshua Rozenberg for BBC Radio4's "Law In Action" series. I couldnt find the time to travel to London to be in the studio so I went to what some media people complain of as the broadcasting equivalent of Siberia - Salford Media City. I, and mediator Penelope Overton, discussed a case of a lady who had work done t
"The Future of Justice" - University of Leicester IT Law Society
Honoured to be invited to present the keynote speech at the 'Future of Justice' conference held by the Information Technology Law Society at the University of Leicester on the 22nd October 2014. The emphasis , of course, was on Online Dispute Resolution. A great credit to the organisers that they were able to attract Colin Rule, COO and Founder of the leading ODR company, Modria (www.modria.com) and the original Head of ODR at eBay and PayPal, the man who designed and ran t
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 7th Symposium on Mediation
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators held their 7th Symposium on Mediation on the 9th October 2014. These events focus very much on new developments and challenges in mediation and raise issues of controversy. I was invited, with others, to cover the 'controversy' spot by presenting on the subject of Online Mediation. Many fascinating views were exchanged but so absorbing was the event this time around that the most captivating views were largely ignored ...being those
Presentation to Civil Mediation Council
You can download here my presentation slides, with notes (view in notes), to the Annual Conference of the Civil Mediation Council in Leeds on the 22nd May 2014. This is an introduction to the subject of ODR , online mediation in particular, its significance to mediators, together with a review of what facilities are available and what is on the horizon. Click here to download. #adr #civiljustice #onlinedisputeresolution #mediation #onlinemediation #alternativedisputeresoluti
UK Moves towards Online Dispute Resolution
Graham Ross has been appointed a member of a new 12 strong ODR (Online Dispute Resolution) Advisory Group set up by the Civil Justice Council (a public body established under the Civil Procedure Act 1997 with responsibility for overseeing and co-ordinating the modernisation of the civil justice system of England and Wales) “to analyse the costs and benefits of ODR as an alternative means of resolving disputes.” The Advisory Group met for the first time on the 23rd April in th
The Unintended Consequences of the New EU Law on ADR/ODR?
"You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered." - Former US President Lyndon Johnson. (Note: You can download a longer version as published in Digital Democracy and E-Government by clicking here) All legislation starts out with a reasonably clear objective in mind and develops in time during legislative hearings together w
