Back in 2020 Scottish Mediation launched the Scottish Mediation Charter. The purpose of the Charter was to highlight the positive impacts of using mediation and the skills of mediation as part of the day to day working of organisations.   Since the launch we’ve recruited organsations large and small and it is now supported by […]

Click here to read the February 2023 edition of Collaborate. This month’s issue features Everybody Needs Good Neighbours May Millward on Scottish Mediation’s project for private sector neighbour disputes. Family Mediation Rosanne Cubitt on why mediation is such a great option for family disputes. Scottish Mediation Charter Graham Boyack on why mediation is a plus […]

As we move towards the New Year, I was looking at what has happened in the last year and what a year it’s been. And I don’t mean that in a good way. The first event that came to mind was the Ukraine war which commenced on the 24th February. Whilst there had been some […]

Scottish Mediation’s annual conference has always been a time I look forward to and even more so this year. After three years meeting on Zoom we hosted our event in person this year and in the run up to the event so many people told me how much they were looking forward to seeing people […]

Most people would not necessarily agree with the statement above however I have been thinking about this a lot recently and I am coming more to the view that a whilst maybe not, it is a very good fit and when compared to other ways of resolving disputes disappointingly underused. I have been reading about […]