14 Sep 2017 No Comments
Tips & Updates
The abrasive, confrontational employee – you’re fired?
An employment relationship is inherently unequal. The employer dishes out instructions, and the employee is duty-bound to follow those instructions (if they are lawful and reasonable), and in general to be respectful of
16 Aug 2017 No Comments
Fair play: the role of “ground rules” in a mediation
You have made an appointment with the mediator, you have signed and returned the mediation agreement, and now you are in the chair in the mediator’s consulting room, not entirely sure what comes
14 Aug 2017 No Comments
Mediation: 3 leading misconceptions
Few clients request mediation of their attorney, and few attorneys advise their clients to consider mediation. Our clients often approach us when they feel that they have exhausted rational dialogue, and the relationship
2 Aug 2017 No Comments
“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between”: the case for signing a living will today
What is a living will? The living will (also known as an advance healthcare directive) is a document which sets out your wishes for medical care, and directs your medical caregivers in the
24 Jul 2017 No Comments
Halting the harassment: the scope of protection available under the Protection from Harassment Act of 2011
The Protection from Harassment Act became law four years ago. In The new Protection from Harassment Act we examined the new Act, which vastly strengthened the capacity of magistrates to bring harassment to a decisive halt,
4 May 2017 No Comments