This sets up mediation as a stronger dispute resolution option for cross-border transactions.

Mediators can break up the increased focus required in videoconferencing by including more transitions, more audio-only calls, more walking around, more breaks, more enjoyable chatter, and more movement in-between calls.

Couples who are going through divorce should consider mediating issues such as custody and maintenance before going to court to file a writ of divorce.

The Seven Keys to Unlock Mediation’s Golden Age include: Leadership, Data, Education, Profession, Technology, Government and Usage.

Mediation is rising in reputation because it’s cost effective, dependable, classified, and flexible and efficiently allows parties to maintain direct control over outcome of the mediation.

There is no question that remote participation is here to stay and will become an institutionalized part of the Mediation process in a post-coronavirus world.

The longer a mediation lasts the greater the likelihood that it will be successful. This conclusion is anecdotal, but based upon long experience.

Mediation takes many forms and has many facets. It is a malleable process that parties and neutrals adapt to different areas of practice, cultures, and practitioner demands.

The Singapore Convention on Mediation represents the dawn of a new era in dispute resolution on a global scale. We can all persuade our Governments to sign, ratify and implement the Convention.

Litigation is like a hammer. But not every single problem is a nail. Mediation is another tool in the toolkit.