Nicola LewisApr 61 minNo fault divorceToday, we welcome the arrival of 'no fault' divorce. Before, you had to give a reason for the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage. Now...
Nicola LewisMar 18, 20181 minHow it feels to be a participant in family mediationSusie explains the family mediation process with great clarity. She says she was able to go forward with her life without looking back...
Nicola Lewis, London Mediation WorksMar 16, 20181 minAll the things that go unsaid...For some people that Friday feeling is much more than that. It is the end to a horrible week at work where you feel uncertain, unsafe,...
Nicola Lewis, London Mediation WorksMar 16, 20182 min"I hear a lot of talking but I don't hear a lot of real listening".. the importance ofSuccessful negotiators listen much more than they talk. In mediation often people come bursting with a need to be heard, to express...
Nicola Lewis, London Mediation WorksMar 1, 20182 minFamily mediation: do we have to sit in the same room?As family mediators we are aware that, where children are involved there will usually be some form of ongoing relationship where you have...
Nicola LewisFeb 23, 20182 minGet really real...Listening to a talk by Brene Brown, a researcher who has spoken a lot on vulnerability, I heard those words... "Get really real..so...
Nicola Lewis, London Mediation WorksFeb 22, 20182 minThe women who have it all..A friend recently sent me an article published in the US about what the author called "the new midlife crisis' The author Ada Calhoun...
Nicola LewisFeb 13, 20182 minWhy employers should look to mediation before grievance procedures kick in.A grievance: 'a feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair.' Employers are required to have a grievance...
Nicola Lewis, London Mediation WorksFeb 12, 20181 minMediating in the face of a disasterDr Diego Faleck spoke last Thursday night at Kings College. On 17th July 2007 in Brazil, an aircraft landing in Sao Paulo overran the...
Nicola LewisFeb 7, 20182 minWhose mediation is it anyway?Some poeple come to mediation expecting us to tell them what they should be doing. Either in the way a lawyer would: "What do you advise...
Nicola Lewis, London Mediation WorksFeb 6, 20182 minWhen the going gets tough...Interesting to catch the tail end of an interview on the radio today. A woman was being asked about her experience after she had her...
Nicola LewisJan 31, 20182 minWhen should we think about mediation?Simple. The sooner the better. In the workplace, procedures rule. Professionals who know their rights will move towards a grievance...
Nicola LewisJan 30, 20182 minLife in the Family CourtIn my other role working as a communication specialist in the courts (where I help children and vulnerable adults to communicate their...
Nicola LewisDec 8, 20171 minChildren as young as 7 affected by parents divorce are more likely to be out of work by 55The International Longevity Centre UK published a report this week with findings which come as no surprise to many professionals working...
Nicola LewisOct 15, 20171 minIt's not working in the workplaceWe were approached recently by a charity which carries out vital work supporting vulnerable people in the community. The employees were...