by alternative resolution to conflict | Aug 10, 2023 | contentious probate, executors, mediation, trustees, trusts, Wills and Probate
Mediation, in regard to solving problems, has a strong emphasis on the future. But in practice, people will nearly always have to travel along a road that takes them from the past to the present, to gain an insight into how tomorrow can be different. The origins of...
by alternative resolution to conflict | Jul 6, 2023 | contentious probate, contentious trusts, executors, mediation, trustees, trusts, Wills and Probate
I was listening to a Barclays’ podcast (Word on the Street # 218 – 8.6.23) on the behaviour of investors. Maya Wheland argued that people make their minds up about a situation really quickly, then are reluctant to change. With regard to investors – they...
by alternative resolution to conflict | May 26, 2023 | contentious probate, executors, trustees, Wills and Probate
Mediation, whether wills and probate or any other type of mediation, has four main characteristics: Mediation is voluntary – the parties involved in mediation engage under their own free will. Mediation is self-determined – the mediator brings people together and...
by alternative resolution to conflict | May 10, 2023 | contentious probate, executors, values, Wills and Probate
There’s been a lot of talk about values in the press, on the run up to the King’s Coronation. Will the new monarch lead to a reinstatement of national values, are the old one’s obsolete, has our world changed so much since the coronation of Elizabeth II that we need...
by alternative resolution to conflict | May 4, 2023 | business inheritance, executors, Wills and Probate
At some time in our life we are going to be conned. No matter how careful we are, how many cross checks we make, no matter how many reviews we read, someone is going to get the better of us. Whether it’s a holiday company selling us short on the experience of a...
by alternative resolution to conflict | May 4, 2023 | business inheritance, executors, mediation, Wills and Probate
Most executors, who take on the responsibility of carrying out the final wishes of a deceased friend colleague or family member, complete their obligation without any problems. But some hit unexpected issues, leaving them uncertain about how to resolve seemingly...
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