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	News Links Reading Materials Book Reviews • 2006 Dr Bryan Clark of the University of Strathclyde explores lawyers' attitudes towards commercial mediation. The findings are summarised in the September edition of the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland. Click here to access the Journal's website. Legal Week recently reported the findings of Amanda Bucklow who has researched attitudes and expectations about commercial mediation. She identifies the key skills, qualities and attributes of mediators as building rapport, listening, stamina, empathy, patience and humour. She has discovered that the skills and qualities that are valued by parties and advise rs who have experienced mediation include: trustworthiness, gravitas, patience, confidence, even-handedness, impartiality, op timism, persistence, understanding, imagination, and being "quick on the uptake". Click here to read the article. Click here to read John's piece in Legal Week on 2 November about the growth in commercial mediation in Scotland. Click here to read John Sturrock's column in Business Insider magazine for October. Pamela Lyall and John Sturrock comment on the development of mediation in commercial, business, professional and organisational disputes, the role of legal advisers and how they make mediation work. Click here to read the article “You are the first lawyer to get me a result”, Green's Civil Practice Bulletin, June 2006. Heather Allen explores the role of the mediator working with people in a variety of settings, before, during and after the formal mediation meetings. Click here to read the article “Coaching the parties towards resolution”. An extensive piece on mediation in commercial disputes. Core featured and "widely credited with significantly raising the profile of mediation in Scotland. Click here to read the article “Why mediation is starti ng to catch up in Scotland”, Insider Magazine, January 2006. • 2005 Pamela Lyall introduces and explains Core Mediation’s new Personal Injury Scheme in this month’s Firm Magazine. Click here to read the article “Personal Injury Claims to be fast-tracked by New Service”, The Firm Magazine, April 2005. John Sturrock says that the mediator's job is to bridge the communications gap. And Mediation actually has a remarkably successful record. Click here to read the article "Finding effective solutions to disputes", Business & Finance Magazine, March 2005 John Sturrock explains, in an interview with The Firm Magazine, that even though Scotland has been slower to accept mediation than England, the momentum is gathering and acceptance of its benefits has never been greater. Click here to read the full interview "It's Good to Talk",The Firm Magazine, March 2005 • 2004 Prior to the announcement by the Scottish Executive of a pilot scheme mediation service to deal with medical negligence cases, John Sturrock commented on the use of mediation in the health sector in this article. Click here to read his article on the value of mediation in resolving conflict within the NHS, Holyrood Magazine's Health Supplement, December 2004 John Sturrock outlines ten essential steps to using negotiation to find creative solutions to disputes at any level Click here to read the full article, "Talking can make a real difference", Legal and Medical, December 2004 John Sturrock compares the more general acceptance of mediation in medical cases in England with the changing attitude toward mediation in Scotland. Click here to read the full article, "Mediation: the North-South Divide", Legal and Medical, August 2004 John Sturrock recently commented on the use of mediation in workplace disputes. Click here to read "When it's time to call in the negotiator, Scotland on Sunday, 18th July 2004 John Sturrock comments on Scotland's cautious, yet growing, acceptance of mediation in the mainstream. Click here to read the complete article, "Mediation Takes Hold in Scotland", Mediate.com, July 2004 John Sturrock comments on the case of Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust Click here to read an expanded version of the article, "Mediation Trend Could Resolve Cases in Scotland", The Scotsman, 8th June 2004 Pamela Lyall discusses the advances in mediation within the planning sector, as well as the specific challenges the sector faces. Click here to read the full article, "Mediation in Planning: A Mediator's View", Scottish Planning and Environmental Law, April 2004 John Sturrock comments on the growth of mediation in Scotland and what challenges and opportunities still lie ahead. Click here to read the full article, "Mediation Moves into the Mainstream", Civil Practice Bulletin, Issue 56, April 2004 Patti Waldmeir discusses the concept of collaborative lawyering taking off in the US. Click here to read the complete article, "I'll see you out of court: lawyers learn from Lincoln."The Financial Times, 8th March 2004 Graham Watson urges Scotland to adopt the can-do mentality of the West Coast. Click here to read the complete article, "Lessons can be Learned from Silicon Valley's Roller Coaster Ride".The Sunday Herald, 8th February 2004 April Simmons describes Core's vision as the company expands into Core Solutions. "It's Not About Playing to Win", The Scottish Business Insider, February 2004 Former Deloitte's partner Graham Watson has teamed up with advocate John Sturrock to expand into the growing market for conflict management. Click here to read the complete article, "Deloitte's Partner gets to the Core of the Problem", Scotland on Sunday, 25th January 2004