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Draft General Scheme of Mediation
Bill 2012 published in Ireland
Thursday 12th April 2012
The Draft General Scheme of Mediation Bill was published in Ireland on 1 March 2012. This builds on the recommendations of the Irish law Reform Commission Report "Alternative Dispute Resolution- Mediation and Conciliation" and a further report back on the Bill is called for by 1 June 2012. Whilst the approach may be unpopular with those that see mediation as a free and easy and flexible process, the Bill contains a number of interesting provisions, including proposing imposing a duty on Irish s…
Michael Cover acts a Judge at the
9th Vis East Moot in Hong Kong
Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Michael Cover has acted as a Judge at the 9 th Vis East Moot Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong. This event, held between 19 to 25 March 2012, brought together 91 teams from universities and law colleges from every continent. The competition involved the teams battling it out in mock arbitrations in front of real international arbitrators in an initial pool stage, followed by knockout rounds to the Final Round. Marks were awarded for organization and preparation, presentation, structure of the argum…
Next meeting of the Mediators New
Breakfast Club - Tuesday 22nd of
May
Wednesday 28th March 2012
Michael Cover, the founder and one of the co-moderators of The Mediators' New Breakfast Club, is pleased to announce that the next meeting will take place on Tuesday 22 May 2012 at 0800 for 0830. The meeting will be held at The Punch Tavern, 99 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1DE and will be addressed by Katie Bradford, the Head of Property amp Finance Litigation at Linklaters and Founder and Chair of the Commercial Mediation Group. Katie will be talking about 'The Commercial Mediation Group- what is…
Michael Cover reappointed to the
Sport Resolutions Panel of
Arbitrators and Mediators
Tuesday 20th March 2012
As announced recently, Michael Cover is a member of the Sport Resolutions Panels of Arbitrators and Mediators. Sport Resolutions is the independent dispute resolution service for sport in the UK, offering arbitration, mediation and panel appointment services. Michael has been reappointed in the mediation category. Michael is also on the arbitration and mediation panels of Just Sport Ireland, the independent dispute resolution body for Irish Sport. …
Michael Cover acts as a Judge at
the 7th ICC International Mediation
Competition
Thursday 9th February 2012
Michael Cover acted as a Judge at the 7th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition, which was held in Paris from Friday 3 to Wednesday 8 February 2012. This follows his recent involvement as a Judge in the 2nd UK Mediation Skills Competition. This excellent ICC competition, won by the South Texas College of Law team, brought together 66 University Teams from 32 countries, pitting their skills against each other in mock mediations in front of leading professional mediators. The focus o…
Michael Cover a Judge in the UK
Mediation Skills Competition
Thursday 19th January 2012
Michael Cover acted as nbsp a Judge in the Second UK Mediation Skills Competition organized by the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators over the weekend of 14 15 January 2012. As an experienced mediator, Michael was able to bring his skills to bear in the opening round and semi-finals, which saw teams from 14 top UK Universities and Law Schools pit their problem-solving skills against each other in mock mediations. These mediations were guided by other top professional mediators. The winners and r…
The Mediators' New Breakfast Club
Hosts Christopher Young
Tuesday 4th October 2011
The Mediators' New Breakfast Club on 13 September 2011 was addressed, by Christopher Young, who has been marketeer in both City law firms and the world of mediation. He emphasized the need, in marketing professional services in general and mediation in particular, to focus on as few as 30 clients and contacts and the need to contact these regularly and maintain dialogue with them. He also emphasized that these 30 clients and contacts needed to be reviewed and perhaps that 10 might be changed ov…
A New Epoch for Mediators
Friday 9th September 2011
Divorce this decade has become synonymous with uncivilised disputes and undignified legal proceedings putting a strain on all parties involved, including children. However, we are now beginning to see hopeful signs that an amicable separation will soon be easier to obtain. nbsp Experts point towards a new epoch in which mediators will take the lead in resolving family disputes, offering an accessible route to help couples move on gracefully. nbsp In this shake-up of the Family Justice System, d…
The Mediators New Breakfast Club -
Next Meeting
Thursday 18th August 2011
The next meeting of The Mediators' New Breakfast Club will be held at 0815 for 0845 on Tuesday 13 September 2011. We are reverting to The Punch Tavern, 99 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1DE tel 0207 353 6658, as, very unfortunately, staying at Lutyens would have meant doubling or even trebling the price. Accordingly, the price will remain at 5 per head, payable on the day. We will use the back room at The Punch, which should be quieter. Our guest will be Christopher Young, who has been involved in m…
Michael Cover Joins PIM Senior
Mediators
Thursday 18th August 2011
PIM Senior Mediators (formerly the Panel of Independent Mediators) have invited Michael Cover to join their Group. nbsp PIM Senior Mediators aim to develop and assist the growth of commercial mediation. nbsp Michael s invitation is based on significant recognition by the market and also his colleagues as one of the leaders in the emerging mediation profession. It has been estimated that PIM s members, if taken together, are conducting a significant proportion of major commercial mediations. nbs…
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Michael is the Principal of Michael Cover ADR Limited. He has over 30 years experience as a Solicitor, both in private practice and as in-house Counsel.
He is an accredited Mediator with CEDR, ADR Chambers and ADR Group and has been involved in around 80 mediations.
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