Mediation Advocacy 2nd Hong Kong Edition

This Hong Kong edition explains how Mediation Advocacy 2nd ed is a formalized negotiation requiring particular skills. It is widely used in the commercial and business arenas and it is an area of practice that is growing fast. This book examines the key skills of negotiation that lawyers need, and the rules and practices that govern the practice of mediation advocacy.

This special Hong Kong edition is cross-referenced to Practice Direction 31 of the Civil Justice Rules and Hong Kong Case law.

Advocacy skills in mediation are recognized as key skills by many professional bodies, for example the Bar's Professional Training Course, for which this title has been widely adopted.

Contents Include:-

• The role of the advocate in mediation
• The decision to mediate
• Choosing a mediator
• The pre-mediation process
• The mediation hearing
• Mediation privilege and confidentiality new in the second edition
• Costs issues
• Making a market in mediation
• Appendices
• Select List of Mediation Service Providers
• Examples of Standard Form Mediation Agreements
  The author of this highly successful and well-regarded work is a practising barrister and teacher of advocacy, mediation and other key legal skills. In the second edition, many other leading practitioners have also contributed, to produce a book of real authority.

  As a guide to one of the key professional skills, this book is an invaluable reference for legal professionals in training, and for more experienced practitioners who are seeking to enhance their expertise in this field. It will also be of interest to those in the business and commercial sectors who are involved in mediation themselves or who engage the services of a mediation advocate.