Helping Families and Workplaces Resolve Disputes Peacefully Across Ontario
Transition Management, Hearings, and Decision-Making
The transition from mediation to arbitration is one of the most sensitive and professionally demanding stages of the Med-Arb process. Practitioners must carefully manage neutrality, participant expectations, procedural fairness, and decision-making responsibilities while maintaining confidence in the integrity of the process.
Med-Arb in Practice — Volume 2 focuses on the practical realities of transition management, arbitration procedures, hearing control, evidence assessment, and adjudicative decision-making within Med-Arb practice.
Rather than treating the arbitration stage as a simple continuation of mediation, this volume emphasizes the significant procedural and professional shift that occurs when a neutral moves from facilitation into adjudication. Practitioners are guided through hearing preparation, procedural management, evidence handling, credibility assessment, and the responsibilities associated with issuing enforceable decisions.
This practical approach helps practitioners navigate one of the most complex aspects of Med-Arb while maintaining procedural structure, professional integrity, and participant confidence.
Transition management represents one of the most critical stages of the Med-Arb process. Participants who were previously engaged in collaborative problem-solving may suddenly experience a very different procedural environment once arbitration begins.
The neutral must therefore manage not only procedure and evidence, but also participant confidence, role clarity, fairness perceptions, and professional legitimacy throughout the process.
This volume focuses on the practical systems, safeguards, and professional judgment required to move from mediation into arbitration responsibly and effectively.
This book is intended for educational and professional development purposes. It does not provide legal advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal training, jurisdiction-specific rules, or independent legal advice. Practitioners should work within their professional competence, applicable legislation, ethical obligations, and any governing standards that apply to their practice.
Donald A. Bisson is a mediator, arbitrator, educator, and course developer with extensive experience in dispute resolution, professional training, and structured process design. His work focuses on practical frameworks, procedural clarity, and helping practitioners apply professional judgment in real-world conflict settings. Through Northern Dispute Resolution Chambers Inc., he develops resources and training for mediators, arbitrators, and professionals seeking clear, structured approaches to dispute resolution practice.
eBook / PDF - Direct from Author @ $10 CAD Discount
Kindle Google Book Soft Cover Book