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Lawyers And Mediators: What Each Needs To Learn From And About The Other, John Wade
Lawyers And Mediators: What Each Needs To Learn From And About The Other, John Wade
John Wade
The mediation movement has been given publicity, funds of taxpayers, and support by propagating simplistic notions of the “adversary” system and of what lawyers do on a daily basis. Conversely, lawyers have often attempted to neutralise this rival profession by (as major doorkeepers to serious family disputes) wilful ignorance of their own behaviour, ignorant criticism of mediator behaviour, anecdotal warfare and attempts to co-opt mediation under their own monopolistic umbrella.
This paper reflects upon the behaviour of both family lawyers and family mediators with the aim of assisting each group understand the other. Both groups have much to learn from …
Opinions Of Counsel: What They Are And Why American Companies Ask For Them, Scott T. Fitzgibbon, Donald W. Glazer
Opinions Of Counsel: What They Are And Why American Companies Ask For Them, Scott T. Fitzgibbon, Donald W. Glazer
Scott T. FitzGibbon
Legal opinions - formal letters of legal advice delivered by counsel in financial transactions - are a feature of the American legal scene. They have also gained wide acceptance abroad. This article describes the standard legal opinion in an American financing and describe its uses and importance to an American lawyer. It also contains suggestions for interpreting and analyzing legal opinions.