At the upcoming 27th World Forum of Mediation Centres, to be held in Milan, Italy from January 17 to January 18, 2020, Georges Hanot will chair the session called “PRACTICES AND BENEFITS OF SELF-REGULATORY DISPUTE RESOLUTION BODIES WITHIN, AND ACROSS INDUSTRIES” Joined by co-speakers from Italy, Australia, India, and Greece, he will highlight how diverging… Read More
9 oktober 2019: Vormingssessie door Georges Hanot te Gent
DE PACIFICATIE VAN GENT OPNIEUW ACTUEEL! – De Bemiddeling voor de Ondernemingsrechtbank Op 9 oktober e.k. zal Georges Hanot te Gent, in het kader van de nieuwe wet op de bemiddeling, een vormingssessie geven georganiseerd in het kader van de permanente opleiding van de rechters in ondernemingszaken en gezamenlijk georganiseerd door de Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent (ORG)… Read More
14 September 2019: Elective course by Georges Hanot at IBS Moscow
On September 14 next, at IBS Moscow (RU), Georges Hanot will deliver an elective course aimed at executive MBA students of the Institute, as well as visiting students and alumni from Antwerp Management School. Effective dispute resolution as a value driver for businesses Studies show that the cost of – internal and external – conflict… Read More
Georges Hanot chairs 23rd World Forum of Mediation Centres in Kraków, Poland
At the Kraków Forum, I chaired 2 sessions: “INTERCULTURAL MEDIATION”: When mediating “interculturally”, a particular focus of attention is to be aimed at reducing – within the context of a mediated approach towards the resolution of disputes – the tensions, and possible negative effects of language barriers, as well as other differences of origin, culture… Read More
Georges Hanot chairs at UIA’s 22nd World Forum of Mediation Centres in Luxembourg
At the Luxembourg Forum, I chaired the session on “Mediation in the Construction Industry”: Whether as individuals, or within corporations, nearly everyone has come across one in his life. Not surprisingly, construction disputes are topping the rankings as foremost initiated cases before commercial courts. The session looked at the array of practices, whilst seeking ways… Read More
UIA’s 21st World Forum of Mediation Centres in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The 2015 Amsterdam Forum holds special memories, as it was – although little were we to anticipate that – the last Forum to be attended by two very special people. Colin J. Wall, Co-President of the World Forum of Mediation Centres, passed away just over a month after vary actively participating. And Eberhard van der… Read More
Georges Hanot attends UIA’s 20th World Forum of Mediation Centres in Thessaloniki, Greece
The International Association of Lawyers (UIA – Union Internationale des Avocats) brings together over 2, 000 individual members and 200 bar, federation and association members, from more than 110 countries. Within UIA, the Mediation and Conflict Prevention Commission created The World Forum of Mediation Centres in 2001. It brings together the most important commercial mediation… Read More