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Avoiding Conflict

At the moment conflict is institutionalised in the divorce process. This means that in order to get a divorce couples have to raise issues of unreasonable conduct, adultery or have lived apart for 5 years. This automatically turns the process away from a conscious...

Got a grievance in the workplace?

Sometimes, a confrontational approach to workplace disputes does not achieve the best outcome. It was standing-room only at the Civil Mediation Council (CMC) (of which ProMediate is a board member) workplace mediation conference – “Save Time, Save Money, Save Stress:...

Employment Disputes – conciliation on the rise

Controversial charges imposed on employment claims have succeeded in shifting actions away from tribunals and into conciliation. In a review the Ministry of Justice said that the imposition of fees in 2013 had “broadly met its objectives”. Sir Oliver...