The Law Reports

I am a lawyer. I have spent many years in law libraries and my chambers has many shelves of law reports. As a mediator I look at those shelves differently. What I now see is thousands of cases where parties had a contested trial, and/or an appeal and perhaps even...

Chocolate Bar

Suppose after a tiring day at the office you return home to find your two children engaged in a squabble in the living room over the last remaining chocolate bar. The solution is obvious – cut it in half. However, if you were a facilitative mediator you might...

Judicial Review

As well as appearing as an advocate in a number of judicial review cases, I have also been a regular presenter on this topic (in the context of migration decisions). “Judicial review is neither more nor less than the enforcement of the rule of law over executive...