Why conflict is so threatening?

If we look at Social Identity Theory as created by Henry Tajfel in 1979 it helps to see why people are so threatened by conflict as it touches on our social identity, self esteem and self image. Tajfel outlined his theory as this. A person’s sense of who they are is...

Why Mediations fail? Our inability to process.

Why Mediations fail?  Optimism Bias – our inability to process the negative Below is part of an article written by: Tali Sharot, Christoph W Korn and Raymond J Dolan have researched about how our brains process what we don’t wish to hear less than they process what we...

Probate disputes by Sue Nelson

“If all the misery could be just burnt away…” Charles Dickens “Suffer any wrong that can be done you rather than come here” was Dicken’s advice on litigating over an inheritance dispute.  I suppose I have a love:hate relationship with...

Tax Implications of Settlements

Just think about what happened in the Barden mediation, Barden v Commodities Research Unit International (Holdings) Ltd and others 2013 EWHC 1633.  The parties did not discuss the tax implications of settlement in the mediation and the mediator did not ask.  When the...