by focusmediation | Apr 30, 2014 | Family
This week, instead of a blog we’ve something a little different. Four months since our case was listed, We had no judge, the court had missed it. Counsel for the other side was cross Three of his cases were a total loss. Three in two weeks had not been heard,...
by focusmediation | Apr 22, 2014 | Family, Mediation
Heralded as the biggest change to the family law system in a generation, will today’s changes to the family legal system make any difference to real families? Certainly, shortening the time taken for important cases about children in care to be decided by the...
by focusmediation | Apr 10, 2014 | Commercial, Family, Mediation, Separation
People addicted to conflict – what does it mean? Who are they? Sometimes, perhaps often, solving intractable problems is so difficult, we can’t. We don’t want to try. So the easy answer is to blame someone else and create a distraction. That...
by focusmediation | Apr 2, 2014 | Commercial, Family, Mediation, Separation
One of the main objectives in mediation is to give people insights. Insights that help them understand the effect of their actions and of their style of communication on their families. This responsibility does not stop with divorce – where there are children it...