This is an excellent discussion by Tony Allen of @CEDR regarding the brave mandatory mediation initiative underway in the High Courts in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. https://t.co/d3fHjE7sMu
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Mediation is definitely a way to address access to justice. Judges have to understand the benefits and get tough on lawyers who do not mediate. https://t.co/w5hyBaMyff
William Thomson, will be presenting a Masterclass on Workplace Mediation at the Social Justice Conference on 4 & 5 September 2024 at the University of Cape Town where he will share his practitioner experiences and insights. Join here https://t.co/SZvnHrg1fO
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Dodgy lawyers will be prevented from milking the civil justice system when South Africa eventually follows international best practice by punishing lawyers in cost awards if they don’t advise and assist their clients to mediate civil claims in good faith. https://t.co/JHTrv8W9Iz
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These are some of the benefits that the professional body for mediators in the UK offers. @ConflictDynamo supports initiatives in South Africa to establish a mediator professional body.
Mthimkulu Mashiya, accredited mediator by Conflict Dynamics, CEDR, DiSAC and panel member. Current Gen Sec of Transnet Bargaining Council, overseeing dispute resolution & collective bargaining, leads team of 120 commissioners.
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On a morbid note:
The death penalty in South Africa was suspended by FW de Klerk in 1990. Interestingly a year earlier two white men, one a teenager were hanged together for raping black women.
I wonder how many South Africans know that judges ordered the execution of more people during the 1980's than any other place in the world.
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“People are always talking about win-win. For me, what’s very important is the third win — the win for the whole, the win for the culture, the society, the family, the team.” Great insight.