Archives: February 2008
Mon Feb 25, 2008
Online Dispute Resolution emerging in India
Online Dispute Resolution emerging in India: CJ
Kochi (PTI): Online Dispute Resolution involving mediation and arbitration with the help of technology, was emerging as a branch of dispute resolution, Chief Justice of Kerala, H L Dattu said on Saturday.
In India, this method is in its infancy stage and is gaining prominence day by day, he said after inaugurating the National Conference on 'court annexed mediation and role of institutional arbitration' here.
With the enactment of Information Technology Act, 2000, e-commerce and e-governance have been given a formal and legal recognition. Even the traditional arbitration law of India has been reformulated and 'Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996' was enacted, he said.
In mediation, the practitioner has no advisory role, instead, a mediator renders help to parties to develop a shared understanding of the conflict and to work towards building a practical and lasting solution, he said.
He also emphasised the need for creating awareness on mediation among the general public.
"Unless the general public was aware of the goodness in the process of mediation, all our efforts would turn out to be a futile exercise", he added. The litigant public, who look to the court for redressal of their grievance, should have an idea about this process, he said.
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200802232140.htm
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Sat Feb 16, 2008
Daniel Rainey | Online system takes a quick route to resolving ...
Daniel Rainey | Online system takes a quick route to resolving ...
GCN Interview: The chief of the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution Services discusses how collaboration technology helps his organization resolve disputes more quickly.
Government Computer News Current Issue - http://www.gcn.com/print/index.html
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Fri Feb 15, 2008
Pew Internet Releases Online Shopping Report
Press release: "Most online Americans view online shopping as a way to save time and a convenient way to buy products. At the same time, most internet users express discomfort over a key step in online shopping – sending personal or credit card information over the internet. According to the Pew Internet Project’s September 2007 survey...The report, entitled Online Shopping: Internet users like the convenience but worry about the security of their financial information, finds that two-thirds (66%) of online Americans have at one time bought a product online. If online Americans did not have such high levels of concern about sending personal or credit card information over the internet, the report estimates that the share of internet users buying products online could be as much as 3 percentage points higher, or 69%."
http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/017509.html
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President Jose Ramos-Horta
The good news early today is that President Ramos-Jorta of East Timor is in a serious but stable condition and seems to be gradually improving from the assassinaiton attempt of last Monday. We pray for his continuing and complete recovery. Ramos-Horta won the Nobel peace Prize in 1996 for his nonviolent campaign against the 24-year Indonesian occupation. We had looked forward to hearing him speak in June since he had agreed to be one of the keynote speakers at the 2008 International Online Dispute Resolution Forum in Victoria, Canada < http://www.odr.info/victoria >
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Fantasy football disputes
In the U.S. we have a large number of people engaged in fantasy sports events. People manage teams, purchase and trade players, etc. There seems to be fantasy cricket so perhaps this is a worldwide phenomenon. In any event, these activities are taken pretty seriously so is it surprising that we now have "Fantasy Dispute Resolution?" Check out http://www.sportsjudge.com/
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Wed Feb 13, 2008
Alternative Dispute Resolution is Just a Click Away
Alternative Dispute Resolution is Just a Click Away
By Editor(Editor)
Former judge and current alternative dispute resolution (ADR) neutral Arthur M. Monty Ahalt believes that "about 70 percent of civil cases" can be resolved without the parties ever being in the same room or even on the same phone call. ...
The National Arbitration Forum Blog - http://arbitration-forum.blogspot.com/
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Fri Feb 01, 2008
Launching the Massachusetts Uniform Mediation Act Blog at www.massumablog.com
In an effort to encourage public input and participation in discussions concerning the UMA and its impact on mediators, lawyers, and others, the MassUMA Working Group has turned to digital technology and the internet, launching the MassUMA Blog.
One of the Working Group’s subcommittees, which has been meeting to explore the definition of mediator and mediator training, has just posted its findings regarding the current Massachusetts mediation confidentiality statute and the UMA, and is asking for public comment on its recommendations regarding how the UMA, if adopted in Massachusetts, should define “mediator”.
How “mediator” is defined is a matter of great consequence to the question of privilege and confidentiality of mediation communications. Under current Massachusetts law, M.G.L. ch. 233, § 23C, a mediator is defined as “a person not a party to a dispute who enters into a written agreement with the parties to assist them in resolving their disputes and has completed at least thirty hours of training in mediation and who either has four years of professional experience as a mediator or is accountable to a dispute resolution organization which has been in existence for at least three years or one who has been appointed to mediate by a judicial or governmental body”. The UMA on the other hand defines a mediator as “an individual who conducts a mediation”.
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