@CharlieIrvine
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A great image for today's #ArchiveTravel theme. Photo of tram car 271 crossing Kelvinbridge near @GlasgowSubway in 1956 with Lansdowne Parish Church by John Honeyman (@WebstersTheatre) & St Mary's Cathedral in the background. #Archive30
Tram car no. 271 crossing Kelvinbridge in 1956 heading west along Great Western Road. Photo from a collection at The Glasgow Academy Archive.

ALT Tram car no. 271 crossing Kelvinbridge in 1956 heading west along Great Western Road. Photo from a collection at The Glasgow Academy Archive.

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Read our Director's article in today's Scotsman. How sharing can help develop better practice. @sacro @DavidHossack_MF @cahirstworks @Rowan_Rachel @rachaelbicknell scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…

Mediators sharing their experiences helps lead to better outcomes for all - Graham Boyack

Having just attended the excellent University of Strathclyde Mediation Clinic Conference I have been thinking about how people can become mediators and what sustains their practice once they have...

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Does the UK need a False Claims Act? Sobering reading on insurance-based healthcare #falseclaims #healthcare justice.gov/opa/pr/false-cla…

False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $2 Billion in Fiscal

Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.2 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2022, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice...

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Lorna Kelly@75LJK13 Nov 2022
My head is buzzing after a great Mediation in Practice weekend @lawstrath @MediationClinic, really enjoyed trying out new approaches and learning from all the different skills and styles in our diverse group
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For anyone tempted to defend UK Gov's Rwanda asylum policy, read this QC's comment on its Australian inspiration: "The punishment of innocent people to shape the behaviour of others is impossible to justify. It is the philosophy of hostage-takers." (Julian Burnside)
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Delighted to win the Highly Commended Community Contribution award @LegalAwards. Well done everyone. @lawstrath @CharlieIrvine @UniStrathclyde
Scottish Legal Awards@LegalAwards22 Sep 2022
HIGHLY COMMENDED for Community Contribution is University of Strathclyde - @UniStrathclyde @MediationClinic sponsored by Frasia Wright Associates - @frasiawrightrec #scottishlegalawards
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Why isn't this obvious? theconversation.com/cost-of-…

Cost of living crisis: the UK needs to raise taxes not cut them – here’s why

Why tax cuts are unlikely to help Britain address its current crises.

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The Poke
@ThePoke14 Jul 2022
Armando Iannucci said this about Liz Truss and the more we watch, the funnier it gets thepoke.co.uk/2022/07/14/arm…
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Had a lovely Saturday at @solasfestival
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Government claims Boris has at least handled the pandemic well. These graphs give the lie - note last winter's 'Boris spike' of UK deaths compared to similar countries (even the US)
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Sam Tedcastle@SamTedcastle4 Nov 2021
For a reflection on the protests today in Glasgow join us on Clubhouse. @TheGlasgowVoice @XRebellionUK I'm discussing “Keeping our Cool - COP26” with Let’s Talk Glasgow. Saturday, 6 Nov at 7:00 pm GMT in @clubhouse. Join us! clubhouse.com/event/xLrodgo6
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Practical Tips for Mediators: Parties Who Take Cold Feet mediationblog.kluwerarbitrat…

Practical Tips for Mediators: Parties Who Take Cold Feet

It's been a while since I wrote about practical tips for mediators. Yet when I ask people what they want from training or teaching the commonest answer is... practical tips. I offer some below on...

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Jamaica's justice ministry wants to fund mediation for modest claims out of legal aid: jis.gov.jm/justice-ministry-… Surely Scotland ought to do the same when rules encourage mediation but no funding exists? @KeithBrownSNP @AshDenham2012
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Premier league lawyers: the average profit per partner in Scottish law firm, Brodies, (£680,000) now higher than the average wage at Rangers (£649,770) see us5.campaign-archive.com/?e=… and statista.com/statistics/5472… #SPL
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The populist carnage of young lives going on under our noses: theconversation.com/its-a-my…

It’s a myth that we’re too ‘soft’ on serious young offenders – our research shows why

Life prison sentences are getting longer and longer.

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Exactly ! It’s all a bit Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”
Charlie Irvine@CharlieIrvine24 Jul 2021
The Thick Line Between Mediation and Arbitration (Or Why ADR is a Weasel Word) mediationblog.kluwerarbitrat…
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The Thick Line Between Mediation and Arbitration (Or Why ADR is a Weasel Word) mediationblog.kluwerarbitrat…
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Thanks @GlasgowCC and @paesano_pizza for this creative approach to recycling - a giant open skip in Kelvingrove Park 🙁
This is hard to understand or explain: instagram.com/p/CQJw8zAHszR/…
Re-thinking a chance remark from early in my career mediationblog.kluwerarbitrat…
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