No Disputing That

19. Travel Arbitration. With Marcus Rutherford

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by the Chair of the Hunt ADR Travel Arbitration Panel, Marcus Rutherford. Marcus, a retired City Partner, author and artist, has been involved in travel arbitrations since the 1980s and currently sits as an Appeal Arbitrator. We recorded this episode to explain the scheme and what parties engaging in travel arbitration - specifically the consumer or holidaymaker - can do to prepare and to manage their expectations.
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18. Sirens and Poles. With Jane Gunn.

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by the Barefoot Mediator herself, Jane Gunn. Jane and I met up in Hyde Park, London, for a half hour chat on all things mediation and ADR. We cover mediation in business, politics and how mediation skills can be used for self determination of the big issues of the day. We touch on the importance of avoiding disputes in business, and Jane explains how she dealt with this issue when running MATA alongside her long time friend and co-owner, the late and much missed, David Richbell. To subscribe to Jane's excellent newsletter visit here (after you have listened to the show!).
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17. Upon Request. With Gregory Hunt

This is a short update on what I have been doing over the last month since episode 16, at the request of a listener who wanted to hear my tones again! In this episode I discuss our new AI powered foundation course, attending the AI and Mediation Conference hosted by Colin Rule and ODR.com, upcoming training in Lincoln and online, how generally busy I am with arbitration mediation and training - and I tease about some new amazing guests we have coming up in the next few months, and an appointment I have received I can't discuss yet in public!
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16. A Week in Belfast. With Gregory Hunt

In this short, impromptu episode of No Disputing That, I take a few minutes to outline what I have been up to this week in Belfast. It is the second year that Hunt ADR has provided the Mediator Accreditation Programme to students taking the LLM in International Commercial Law and ADR. This year we had students from Northern Ireland, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nigeria.
To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a voice message which could feature in a future episode. Make sure to subscribe so you are first to get all our new episodes.  You can follow me on Twitter @mediatorgregg and if you want to book me as your mediator or to speak at an event then to acquire availability, check conflicts and discuss appointments, please call +44 (0)207 936 7070 or email info@arbitra.co.uk. For information about training to be a mediator email Hunt ADR.

15. Education Education Education - and Legal Tech. With John Keers

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by John Keers, Course Director of what we think is the only UK university course offering full mediation accreditation to its students - the LLM in International Commercial Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution at Ulster University. John and I discuss how and why he introduced this model for his students, and some thoughts on why other universities are not doing the same. We also discuss the growth of one of John's passions - Legal Tech - and what he and others in his start-up Talk Terms are doing to try and automate some of the dispute resolution process and developing AI in this area. And there's more as we touch on the BEIS scheme introduced to resolve disputes under the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Arbitration Scheme, which saw collaboration between CCODR, of which John is a Director, and Hunt ADR. To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a voice message which could feature in a future episode. Make sure to subscribe so you are first to get all our new episodes. You can follow me on Twitter @mediatorgregg and if you want to book me as your mediator or to speak at an event then to acquire availability, check conflicts and discuss appointments, please call +44 (0)207 936 7070 or email info@arbitra.co.uk. For information about training to be a mediator email Hunt ADR.

14. Case Law for Mediation. With Rob Langley

In this episode of No Disputing That I ask mediator Rob Langley to review what he feels are the five most important pieces of case law relevant to mediators in the UK. We also cover our fears around the introduction of compulsory mediation and how we would react to being sued for duress as a mediator.
To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a voice message which could feature in a future episode. Make sure to subscribe so you are first to get all our new episodes.  You can follow me on Twitter @mediatorgregg and if you want to book me as your mediator or to speak at an event then to acquire availability, check conflicts and discuss appointments, please call +44 (0)207 936 7070 or email info@arbitra.co.uk. For information about training to be a mediator email Hunt ADR.

13. The Functions of Arbitral Institutions. With Remy Gerbay

My guest this week is Remy Gerbay, a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Arbitration group in Washington. Remy sits as an arbitrator and is the director of an LLM program in arbitration at Queen Mary University of London.  In this episode we discuss Remy's experience as a senior official in a major arbitration institution, we look at differences between civil and common law arbitrators, and Remy shares a hilarious mishap he once suffered at an arbitration event. All that an much more on arbitration, mediation and MedArb. WARNING: The first two or three minutes is football (soccer) heavy.
To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a voice message which could feature in a future episode. Make sure to subscribe so you are first to get all our new episodes.  You can follow me on Twitter @mediatorgregg and if you want to book me as your mediator or to speak at an event then to acquire availability, check conflicts and discuss appointments, please call +44 (0)207 936 7070 or email info@arbitra.co.uk. For information about training to be a mediator email Hunt ADR.

12. Foodbank Special Part One. With John Ratomski

In this episode of No Disputing That we move away from the world of mediation and arbitration and instead take a look at something very important to me, and to thousands of others across the country - foodbanks. I discuss the invaluable contribution that foodbanks make to society with John Ratomski, founder of Irons Supporting Foodbanks, in Newham, London. Like me, John was initially inspired by the Fans Supporting Foodbanks movement in Liverpool, and John used that inspiration to make a significant contribution to the lives of thousands in his area. What John has achieved since founding Irons Supporting Foodbanks is nothing short of inspirational itself. I hope this podcast inspires you to look for your nearest foodbank and help out in whatever way possible. There has never been a time when your support would mean more.
If you only ever listen to one podcast in this series, make it this one, and let's do our best to make sure there is no room for hunger in our society.
Note: There was a lot to fit in to half an hour and I ask for forgiveness if some of the editing is not to professional standards!!!

11. Techno Beat. With Colin Rule

Colin Rule is one of those people who you feel good to know. His journey has taken him from the Windy City to the Silicon Valley with so many stops in between. Colin was there at the birth (if not conception) of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). At eBay he developed an ODR platform which was used to resolve more than 60 million disputes a year. That's not a typo.  60 million disputes a year!
Colin and I discuss how ODR has developed since we first met during an event in Brussels c. 2001 where I was leading a team launching Europe's first ever ODR scheme - for Ford Motor Company. We discuss the scale difference between the UK and the giants of the US, China and India. We discuss ODR in the UK and Colin's view that whilst Blockchain and Metaverse are still work in progress, AI is here - right now - and nobody should ignore it. Finally we cover how the pandemic has modernised and normalised ODR - especially for mediation.
To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a voice message. Make sure to subscribe so you are first to get all our new episodes.  You can follow me on Twitter @mediatorgregg and if you want to book me as your mediator or to speak at an event then to acquire availability, check conflicts and discuss appointments, please call +44 (0)207 936 7070 or email info@arbitra.co.uk. For information about training to be a mediator email Hunt ADR.

10. Lessons from the West End. With Tope Adeyemi

My guest this week is Tope Adeyemi, a Barrister and Arbitrator practising from 33 Bedford Row Chambers in London. Tope is dual qualified and was called to the bars of England & Wales in 2008 and Nigeria in 2019. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of its London Branch Committee, and is regularly appointed to act as sole arbitrator in disputes.
In this episode Tope and I discuss diversity and accessibility in arbitration, pointing to lessons arbitration can learn from the theatre (especially from the number one play of all time - Prima Facie starring Jodie Comer). We talk about international arbitration and the opportunity the Hunt ADR Arbitrator Experience Programme can give to aspiring arbitrators. We finish with the importance of being kind and not holding a grudge (where possible!).
To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a voice message. Make sure to subscribe so you are first to get all our new episodes. 
You can follow me on Twitter @mediatorgregg and if you want to book me as your mediator then to acquire availability, check conflicts and discuss appointments, please call +44 (0)207 936 7070 or email info@arbitra.co.uk. For information about training to be a mediator email the Hunt ADR Training Team.