I don’t know if Man City are going to win this weekend Nobody does They’re a pretty good bet though, so they probably will. Reliable, never write City off I haven’t even looked to see who they’re playing, but I can still confidently say they’ll probably win: whoever it is, you know they’ve always got a good shout with that quality And that’s practically the best, most positive, analysis I’ve ever given a party in litigation: a really good chance, as good as City winning this weekend But it depends on some unknowns: Are they playing Liverpool in a do or die cup game? Is it the final league game of the season, a title decider? Are they at the Bernabau, the lion’s den? Is it the Manchester derby? Is it early in the Cup and they field a b-team against 2nd Division opposition? Is Foden injured? Do you even know the opposition? And that’s how litigation works. Are you against someone technically brilliant who will play their best game to their advantage? Do you have your best game? Do you ...
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Wise people say that the best time to mediate is right at the start of a dispute, or before it even really crystallises This is obviously good advice In theory But sometimes life just doesn’t work that way. You can’t easily approach an adversary and invite them to mediate a dispute straight off the bat: They might not realise that the thing they did caused any dispute at all, they did nothing wrong Or they might see an immediate suggestion to mediate as a clue that you’re not serious about arguing, take advantage Or they might see it like an invitation to something that they just don’t want to do, ignore it Sometimes a dispute has to go through the motions first Things have to be knocked down before they can be rebuilt You have to have that knock around, put your best cases, consider the outcomes, spend some money, flush out what you’re up against if you can’t reach an easy resolution, what a judge might say You have to get their attention Get into the serious legal matters with yo...