Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)

Season's Greetings to all our friends, colleagues, clients and partners around the world from the CEDR family. We wish you a happy and healthy festive period and a fantastic start to 2025.

🎉 What a night at The National Mediation Awards 2024 in the Houses of Parliament! It was an inspiring celebration of excellence in mediation. 🏆 We at CEDR are incredibly proud of our mediators who were recognised for their outstanding contributions with an award. Special congratulations to: 👏 Felicity Steadman, Winner of Workplace Mediator of the Year! 👏 Frederick Way, Winner of Civil/Commercial Mediator of the Year! 👏 Nikki Edwards, Winner of the Mediation Advocate of the Year! 👏 Tony Allen, Recipient of the Significant Achievement Award! To those who were nominated, a special congratulations as well, Shona Crallan - it's a significant achievement to be nominated, and your efforts continue to make a lasting difference. 🎉 Congratulations again to all the nominees, winners, and everyone who made this memorable evening possible. We look forward to more incredible achievements from our CEDR mediators in the year ahead! 🏆 You can find a full list of the winners here: https://lnkd.in/e9pd52X8

📢 Workplace activism isn’t just a challenge—it’s an opportunity to drive innovation, inclusivity, and growth. In this insightful video, Laurie Ollivent & Nicola Rabson of Linklaters share how organisations can embrace activism as a catalyst for positive change. 🎥 Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eN5uCnq5 What You’ll Learn: 💡 How activism fosters psychological safety and cultural health 💡 Strategies to build trust, retain talent, and address systemic issues 📈 Takeaways for Leaders: Activism, when embraced, can become a tool for building resilient teams and aligning organisational goals with employee engagement. 🎥 Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/eGCfcYKr

👏 This week saw the final CEDR-Accredited Mediator Skills Training Course of the year take place in London. We were honoured to collaborate with such a professional, diverse, and inspiring group whose dedication and contribution was tremendous throughout the course. 🎉Congratulations to all the participants, and we’re excited to see the positive impact you will have in the world of dispute resolution. Alex Forster, Andrew McCallum, Christof Portmann, Daniel Kirk, Eleni Polycarpou, Elisabeth Opie, Jonathan Karas, Lhinn Holmbergh, Nadya R., Nina Goolamali KC FCIArb, Suzanne Spears, Tony Pidgeon, Zahra N., Alison Smith, Alexia Aackermann, Anke Beyer, Ji Hsiang Lum, Roland Foster 👏 A big thank you to all the trainers, assessors and faculty, who as always make this course such a big success. Alan Jacobs, Mandy Lenton, Susanne Schuler, John Quilter, Baria Ahmed, Joanna Cavell, Frederick Way, Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho, Beverley Vara, Adrian Mecz, Andy Rogers, Laurence Cobb, Isobelle Hazell, Valeriya Kalytchuk Interested in becoming a CEDR-Accredited Mediator? Register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/e3sMydUU

💡 Workplace Activism: Challenge or Catalyst? Activism is reshaping workplaces—are you ready to lead the change? Discover how to turn risks into opportunities and build a culture of innovation. ⬇️

Calling all mediators in the United Kingdom. ✒️ https://lnkd.in/eBK6cU-M. You are invited to take part in the eleventh CEDR Mediation Audit 📑 This is an anonymous survey run in collaboration with the Civil Mediation Council (CMC) and is critical to understand both the challenges facing our field, but also the opportunities to grow and improve. 🗣️- Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho, Chair of Civil Mediation Council - “The CEDR Mediation Audit is a very valuable tool for all of us to better understand how mediation in the civil and commercial market is working in practice. This is a particularly important period to gather full data, in order to see whether anticipated changes in the mediation market following Churchill and the changes to the CPR are already happening. I would encourage everyone to participate in the Audit so that we can all benefit from the richest data possible.” 🗣️- Graham Massie, Director at CEDR and the Audit Author - “CEDR’s biennial Mediation Audit will provide an important update on mediators’ activity, attitudes and experience. We have recently seen a number of important developments in the legal environment in which many mediations take place, and this Audit will provide more details of what is happening on the ground – are we fully recovered from the pandemic, is activity still growing, where do mediators see the field heading, and where do they want to get to in their own careers?” ✒️ https://lnkd.in/eBK6cU-M

CEDR is delighted to celebrate two milestones achieved by CEDR Mediator Eve Pienaar! 🎉 Eve has been promoted to a Band 2: Mediator in the prestigious Chambers and Partners UK Guide for 2025 and has also been honoured with the Lexology Index Client Choice Award for Mediation: 2025. These well-deserved accolades reflect Eve's exceptional skill, dedication, and impact in the field of mediation. Congratulations, Eve 👏

🎥 Workplace Activism: Insights & Strategies for Leaders. https://lnkd.in/eHVi-fQs In today’s evolving workplace, activism is reshaping how organisations engage with employees, investors, and communities. 📢 Join us for an in-depth conversation featuring Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)’s Ben Thomson and Linklaters’ Laurie Ollivent & Nicola Rabson as they unpack this complex and timely topic. What’s in store? 💡 Understanding Activism: Is it a new trend or a shift in expectations? 💡 Drivers of Activism: What’s motivating workplace voices? 💡 Practical Solutions: Actionable tips for leaders on grievances, data-driven insights, and open dialogue. 💡 Positive Engagement: Turning activism into an advantage for DEI initiatives. 💡 The Role of Mediation: How facilitated discussions can drive growth and understanding. 🎥 Watch full video for deeper insights: https://lnkd.in/eHVi-fQs 📖 Read the article for key takeaways and practical solutions: https://lnkd.in/e-WCJg9X 📢 Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to navigate workplace activism effectively and proactively embrace its benefits. #WorkplaceActivism

CEDR was delighted to partner with the Al Tamimi & Company Law Firm on Tuesday the 12th of November during Dubai Arbitration Week (DAW) to sponsor a roundtable discussion on 'Developments and Opportunities for Mediation in the UAE and GCC'. The panel was moderated by David Holloway and panellists were Wolf von Kumberg, Christine Maksoud, Laila ElShentenawi, Zaza Johnson Elsheikh, Adam Peters Tania Jarjur and Rozana Al Tayyar. The panel explored: 💡 Legal foundation for mediation in the UAE and more broadly the GCC 💡 Development of mediation in the renewable energy sector 💡 Use of mediation in the ADGM courts in Abu Dhabi and at DIAC in Dubai 💡 Blending of western forms of mediation with traditional forms of Sulh in the Middle East. The general consensus was that mediation now has a legitimate framework in the GCC and that it has garnered a lot of interest. This must now be converted into actual use by the users and the law firms. It was agreed that capacity for mediation had to continue to be built with the training of mediators, mediation advocacy training for lawyers and general knowledge building for users. Government and Institutions should be encouraged to continue to support mediation as a credible process to be included in the ADR toolkit.

📖 Blog 4/4 in our 'Using Mediation Now' series looking at the role of the mediator in 2024 - https://lnkd.in/eX4wBkR3 The key points covered include: 💡 The Churchill Case and Mandatory Mediation 💡 Fixed Costs and Early Mediation 💡 Should Lawyers Train as Mediators? 💡 Choosing the Right Mediators 💡 International Trends: The Singapore Mediation Convention 💡 Adapting Mediation Practices Post-COVID Read here - https://lnkd.in/eX4wBkR3