Accountants and Mediation - Morley
"Mediation and Accountants," by Jane Morley, briefly shows accountants how mediation can help to resolve family business disputes.

Alternative Dispute Resolution - Buckner
This article entitled "Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Plaintiff Employee's Perspective" by Adair Buckner examines the use of mediation and arbitration in employment law from the employee's perspective.

Arbitration
More information on how arbitration can benefit the workplace and on how to find an arbitrator.

B.C. Commercial Arbitration Centre
Site of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, which provides information and assistance in the use of arbitration and mediation to resolve commercial disputes.

Best Way to Work It Out - Bloom
In her article "Mediation - The Best Way to Work It Out," Carol Bloom points out that mediation is the best way for businesses to resolve workplace disputes.

Business - Mediation
"Mediation: What's in it for Business People," by Norman Pickell, highlights the advantages for businesses, corporations, employers, partners and shareholders of using mediation.

Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution
An alliance of professionals working together to promote the creative resolution of business disputes.

Complex Commercial Cases - Mediation
"Mediation Agreements in Complex Commercial Cases," by Gerald Ranking of Fasken Martineau, discusses the use of mediation in complex commercial cases and the benefits of a well-drafted mediation agreement.

Contract Disputes - the use of Mediation
An article entitled "Mediation: The Sensible Means for Resolving Contract Disputes". 

CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
Alliance of major corporations and law firms who want to resolve business disputes through arbitration and mediation.

Demonstration - Mediation
You can view a video which demonstrates a mock mediation session in which 2 businesses are able to use a mediator to settle their differences.

Disputes Among Business Partners 
An article entitled "Resolving Disputes Among Business Partners and Owners" which shows the positive benefits of using mediation in such situations.

External Mediator - When and Why
This article entitled "When and Why to Use an External Mediator" by Tim Hicks examines when a business should consider using an external mediator instead of an internal mediator.

Family Business Mediation
In an article entitled "Estate Planning and Family Business Mediation," Laura Bachle describes the advantages of members of a family business retaining a mediator to assist in estate planning and resolving disputes that arise in a family business.

Farm Debt Mediation Service
Provides Canadian mediation services for insolvent farmers and their creditors.

Fast Track Alternative to Litigation
An article by Peter Grove entitled "Fast Track Alternative to Litigation for the Business Community" showing how mediation and arbitration can help the business community.

Ford, John - Workplace Conflict
The web site of John Ford & Associates - Workplace Conflict Management Services - provides lots of information to help prevent, manage and resolve workplace conflict.

Guide to Mediation and Arbitration
A Guide to Mediation and Arbitration for Business People prepared by the American Arbitration Association.

International Court of Arbitration 
A dispute resolution service operated by the International Chamber of Commerce.

Mediation
More information on how mediation can benefit the workplace, on how to prepare for mediation and on how to find a mediator.

Mediation Assists Negotiation 
"How to Best Aid Negotiation by Breaking Down Barriers," by Bennett Picker, explores ways in which a skilled and experienced mediator can assist parties who are trying to negotiate a settlement, especially in a commercial dispute.

Mediation During Business Formation
An article showing how mediation can be beneficial when setting up or reorganizing a business.

Mediation - Executive's Guide 
"Mediation: an Executive's Guide to Managing Conflict," by Michael Roberts, shows how mediation can be used to manage conflict in business early and in a cost-effective manner.

Mediation: Lessons for Businesses
In this article "The Hafts and Mediation: Lessons for Businesses," David Gage discusses why mediation is ideally suited for conflicts in business which involve owners, partners, shareholders, employees, suppliers, creditors or customers and how mediation is different from arbitration and litigation.

Next Generation and Family Business 
In her article entitled "Making it Easier to Manage the Transition of a Family Business to the Next Generation," Patricia Lane provides the starting point to preserve the relationships and build the futures that family business leaders so often dream of creating.

Preventing Second and Third Generation Business Failure
This article entitled "Families Prevent Second and Third Generation Business Failure" by Richard Yocum shows the advantages of using a facilitator or mediator when families transfer a business from generation to generation.

Small Businesses and Mediation - Tessier
"Making Effective Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution for Small Businesses," by Robert Tessier, highlights the advantages of mediation for small businesses.

Why Mediate - Brannigan
"Why You Should Mediate Business Disputes," by Colm Brannigan, lists some of the advantages of mediation for business disputes.

Workplace Mediation Information 
A collection of articles on workplace and employment mediation gathered by The Mediation Information and Resource Center.

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