We invite you to check out an article entitled “Everything You Need to Know about Authority to Settle a Mediation” by James R. Madison. The piece was published in the May-July issue of the AAA’s Dispute Resolution Journal.
Following are two preview pages:
I. Introduction
Imagine being the mediator who convenes a mediation with the objective of settling a dispute between Party A and Party B only to learn when the participants gather that no one present for Party A is authorized to reach an agreement. Imagine the reaction of Party B. A disaster for the prospects of settlement? Of course. So what needs to be done to forestall such eventuality? What kind of authority is necessary to create a realistic potential for settlement? Who will have the authority? Must that person be present in the room? And how and when should a mediator go about the task of ascertaining the answers to questions such as these?
II. Authority to Settle—An OverviewIn a private mediation—i.e., one that is not administered by or referred from a court—it is easy to say that a settlement cannot be achieved without the participation of a representative of each side who has authority to decide whether to settle and for what amount of money based on a combination of what is known before the mediation conference, plus anything that is learned at the conference.
The article is available for download (for a fee) here.
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