This time on "No Disputing That," I am joined by Paul Sills, an internationally renowned arbitrator, mediator, and trainer. Paul and I discuss what really happens in international commercial arbitration. We cover the differences between types of arbitration, acting either as a sole arbitrator or as a member of a Tribunal, and the enforceability of awards. Paul emphasizes the importance of not growing complacent, and we also delve into the question of whether online arbitration is becoming the norm. As mediators, we touch on some cultural differences, and, of course, the topic of AI reemerges ..read more

In this Season Two opener I am joined by Sue Prince, Law Professor at the University of Exeter. Sue and I discuss how her teaching of law students challenges traditional perspectives in law training, and how training undergraduates and mediators needs to be future proofed. We cover AI of course, and the use of avatars in training, and the dangers of making mediation free or low cost. This episode ends with a few words from me about my big brother, George, and my mum, who both passed away since the last episode was recorded. We end, as we will end every show from now, with a jingle written and ..read more

No Disputing That is back! Join me, Gregg Hunt, for more talk on mediation and arbitration with my special guests from the dispute resolution world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nodisputingthat/message ..read more

In this final episode of Season One of No Disputing That I am joined by Noam Ebner. Noam is extremely well known internationally for his work in the fields of negotiation, conflict resolution and dispute resolution. He is recognised as a leading light (sabre) on the topic of Star Wars and online dispute resolution. He is an expert from Tatooine to Planet Earth, and I have planned all along that he would be the final guest on Season One of the show. This episode is packed full of insights from Noam - it is our longest episode to date so please feel free to pause and get your self a drink or lis ..read more

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by the Chair of the Hunt ADR Travel Arbitration Panel, Marcus Rutherford. Marcus, a retired City Partner, author and artist, has been involved in travel arbitrations since the 1980s and currently sits as an Appeal Arbitrator. We recorded this episode to explain the scheme and what parties engaging in travel arbitration - specifically the consumer or holidaymaker - can do to prepare and to manage their expectations. To get in touch about this podcast, to enquire about mediation or about training to be a mediator, please send me an  or c ..read more

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by the Barefoot Mediator herself, Jane Gunn. Jane and I met up in Hyde Park, London, for a half hour chat on all things mediation and ADR. We cover mediation in business, politics and how mediation skills can be used for self determination of the big issues of the day. We touch on the importance of avoiding disputes in business, and Jane explains how she dealt with this issue when running MATA alongside her long time friend and co-owner, the late and much missed, David Richbell. To subscribe to Jane's excellent newsletter visit here (after you h ..read more

This is a short update on what I have been doing over the last month since episode 16, at the request of a listener who wanted to hear my tones again! In this episode I discuss our new AI powered foundation course, attending the AI and Mediation Conference hosted by Colin Rule and ODR.com, upcoming training in Lincoln and online, how generally busy I am with arbitration mediation and training - and I tease about some new amazing guests we have coming up in the next few months, and an appointment I have received I can't discuss yet in public! To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a ..read more

In this short, impromptu episode of No Disputing That, I take a few minutes to outline what I have been up to this week in Belfast. It is the second year that Hunt ADR has provided the Mediator Accreditation Programme to students taking the LLM in International Commercial Law and ADR. This year we had students from Northern Ireland, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nigeria. To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a voice message which could feature in a future episode. Make sure to subscribe so you are first to get all our new episodes.  You can follow me on Twitter @me ..read more

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by John Keers, Course Director of what we think is the only UK university course offering full mediation accreditation to its students - the LLM in International Commercial Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution at Ulster University. John and I discuss how and why he introduced this model for his students, and some thoughts on why other universities are not doing the same. We also discuss the growth of one of John's passions - Legal Tech - and what he and others in his start-up Talk Terms are doing to try and automate some of the dispute resolut ..read more

My guest this week is Remy Gerbay, a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Arbitration group in Washington. Remy sits as an arbitrator and is the director of an LLM program in arbitration at Queen Mary University of London.  In this episode we discuss Remy's experience as a senior official in a major arbitration institution, we look at differences between civil and common law arbitrators, and Remy shares a hilarious mishap he once suffered at an arbitration event. All that an much more on arbitration, mediation and MedArb. WARNING: The first two or three minutes is football (soccer) heav ..read more