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RECORDER<br />
in PRaCtiCE<br />
Potpourri of mediation<br />
Disputes often resolve in surprising, unexpected ways, and the ‘human’ factor<br />
should not be underestimated<br />
By Robert M. smith<br />
Alternative Dispute Resolution<br />
Sometimes, just sometimes mediations<br />
begin with the roughest of timbers and the<br />
rustiest of bolts, and the result is an<br />
architectural marvel.<br />
So it was in London, when things<br />
began with all the makings of a grudge<br />
match between the parties. Strong-<br />
willed is not an emphatic enough<br />
description of the two dedicated<br />
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