I was the mediator in a mediation that collapsed after 1.5 hours.

And before you assume, no, it wasn't because I'm a bad media...

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The question that changed how I work.

A client once looked at me across the mediation table and said:
"Why am I only hearing th...

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The assumption is that legal expertise, combined with AI capability, identifies top performers.

That's a mistake.

Clients don't...

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WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2026.

Most barristers and senior lawyers already know what needs action.

The hard conversation that needs to happen.
The decision tha...

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Everyone is talking about how AI will change legal practice.

It will.

Repetitive and legal work will get done faster.

Informatio...

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I was engaged by a law firm as a consultant to help resolve "issues" between the partners.

The partners weren't aligned.
โ†’ Deci...

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One thing that frustrates me about the way many barristers and lawyers prepare for mediation...

They prepare extensively for t...

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In legal practice, some of the most expensive problems are the ones nobody talks about.

Not the complex matters.

The delayed di...

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The most dangerous person in a difficult conversation usually isnโ€™t the loudest one.

Itโ€™s the person who becomes too certain t...

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