Richard Butler

Training, Arbitration and Commercial Mediation

 

Mediation Arbitration

Negotiation Courses

(The topic list is taken from the contents pages of the manual which accompanies the whole series)

1

Risk Assessment in Litigation

1.1

Introduction

1.2

What does a percentage likelihood of success mean?

1.3

BATNA

1.4

Expected Monetary Value (EMV)

1.5

Decision Analysis

1.6

Cumulative uncertainty

1.7

Decision Analysis and Part 36

1.8

What do decision trees tell us?

1.9

Shortcomings of EMV

1.10

Expected utility value (EUV)

1.11

Sensitivity analysis

1.12

Cumulative probability tables

2

Negotiation theory

2.1

Introduction

2.2

The Theory

2.3

The Practical Challenge

2.4

Integrative bargaining in practice

2.5

Identifying the Integrative Opportunities

2.6

Differences between the parties

2.7

Non-competitive similarities

2.8

Economies of scale

2.9

Reducing transaction costs

2.10

Theory for Practitioners

2.11

Bringing the Parties Round to Problem Solving Negotiation

2.12

Participating in a Problem Solving Negotiation

2.13

Getting to YES

2.14

Criticism of Getting to YES

2.15

A Balanced View of Integrative and Distributional Bargaining

2.16

Building Relationships During Negotiation

2.17

Problem solving negotiation with positional players

2.18

Conducting a problem solving negotiation

2.19

Other mediation orientations

2.20

Conclusion

2.21

Further Learning

2.22

Select Bibliography

 

 

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