Sentences with phrase «reaching an agreement rather»

I hope they will reach an agreement rather than see Theo leaving.

It also ensures that resources are directed towards helping the clients reach an agreement rather than wasted in opposition research or dirty trial tactics.

- It creates a uniform system for the practice of collaborative law, which is a non-adversarial form of dispute resolution where all energy, time, and money is spent on reaching an agreement rather than fighting in court;

Others believe that being able to reach an agreement rather than compromise is better for a marriage.

It also ensures that resources are directed towards helping the clients reach an agreement rather than wasted in opposition research or dirty trial tactics.

A coach's role is different from that of a therapist in that the coach focuses on helping the parties achieve the immediate goal of reaching an agreement rather than determining the core causes of behavior.

Not exact matches

The organisation said the agreement appears to have been reached on the basis that the evidence collected would be used to try those responsible in the Iraqi national courts, rather than the International Criminal Court.

We've all known that this was never about the money, it's just a matter of how he fits into Wenger's plans and hence, I firmly believe that an agreement will be reached sooner rather than later as all parties involved are more or less working towards the same objective.

Nevertheless, given that his current contract with Everton expires at the end of the season, they could sensibly consider a cut - price deal in January rather than lose him for nothing next summer, provided that the two parties aren't able to reach an agreement to extend his stay.

The latest attempt at reaching a storm - water agreement failed after the school district opted this week to proceed with the September plan, rather than to consider a proposed agreement with the Park District that was crafted with the assistance of mediators.

The rather unlikely second scenario is that no agreements can be reached, and this intransigence results in a new round of voting.

«Parents who turn to the CMS rather than reaching a private agreement are often victims of domestic abuse - closing off this route to support leaves parents and children more vulnerable to destitution and shifts the costs of caring for the child away from the parent responsible.»

The agreement reached yesterday would limit those towers» height to 290 feet, rather than the 320 Trinity had sought.

He added: «For the record, the agreement was not a political solution but rather an understanding reached urging representatives of «the key actors» from both groups not to dissipate energy amongst themselves but to focus on how to unite as a formidable force capable of re-gaining power from the failed All Progressive Congress (APC)- led government in the 2019.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D - NY, said litigation takes a long time and he'd rather reach an agreement in «good faith» with tribal leaders.

The agreement finally reached on the local government pension scheme after the government made significant concessions has rather less to do with official generosity than fear about the consequences if the scheme were so eviscerated that hundreds of thousands of local government workers might decide there was no point in continuing to contribute to it since, if they walked away, they would still get the same amount of money in retirement from means - tested income support.

Wharton said legislative leaders were able to reach an agreement without the governor rather quickly.

Rather than establishing bogus deadlines and threatening parents with the loss of teachers and services, they should be focusing on reaching an agreement that will actually help make the schools better.

Allan Bromley, science adviser to President Bush, has made it clear that the aim of the patents is to keep genetic information in public rather than private hands until an international agreement is reached.

In particular, agreements were more likely to be reached if the group was comprised of fewer agents rather than many; if the group consisted of a variety of small and large emitters; and if the perceived individual threat of not reaching an agreement was high.

The proposal «has several real benefits — to motivate us and Hachette to reach an agreement sooner rather than later and to insulate the authors,» said Russ Grandinetti, Amazon's senior vice president for Kindle content.

It's always easier to reach an agreement with one person rather than with several.

Air Canada advises customers to consult its Web site, rather than its call centers, for updates on whether an agreement has been reached, predicting that call center wait times will be long.

The European Union's climate commissioner, Connie Hedegaard of Denmark, said Tuesday that nations should now aim to reach an agreement in 2011 at a United Nations conference in South Africa, rather than this year in Mexico.

I did not say science operated by consensus but rather that consensus is the loosely accepted idea that it's a waste of time to rehash areas where agreement is broadly reached.

The mere inclusion of an e-mail address on a web - page is not an agreement to consider the formation of an attorney - client relationship; rather, the lawyer is simply advertising his or her general availability and how he / she may be reached.

Collaborative Family Law is a method of resolving disputes whereby the attorneys for both parties, as well as the parties themselves, agree to assist each other in resolving conflicts and reaching agreement using cooperative strategies rather than adversarial techniques and litigation.

Rather than litigating, the children and step - children reached an agreement that they would all split the estate equally and signed minutes of settlement to this effect.

We also know they're more likely to stick to their side of the bargain, if they reach an agreement, rather than even if they are subject to a court order, which is a bit surprising.

This is no longer about winners and losers in the divorce wars; rather, it is a paradigm shift in which the professionals work together to help clients speak and listen to each other with respect, and reach agreements that leave everyone as whole as possible.

Rather than engaging in adversarial litigation and ultimately letting a judge decide issues of child custody, child and spousal support, and property division, parties can use mediation to reach agreements on these significant and emotional issues.

The court rather than the CMS has responsibility for sorting out private school fees or where a child has special needs resulting from a disability, again, unless you reach an agreement yourselves.

rather than working with Plaintiffs from the outset to reach agreement on appropriate and comprehensive search terms and methods, [Defendant] undertook the task in secret.»

Agreements, it says, «often appear to be reached because they are «politically possible rather than economically useful»» — although the EU's track record on making such deals is «poor».

In that case a series of regular payments made pursuant to a pay agreement reached on 1 July 1983 were deemed for time limitation purposes to be an act taking place on 1 July 1983, rather than «a series of similar actions» taking place on the date of the last act.

When lecturing to members of the Bar or the judiciary in Canada and abroad on the topic of ODR, we are constantly asked how we could propose that parties settle a dispute outside of the realm of the Courthouse since they could reach an agreement that doesn't comply with the laws of the land or, rather, how we could suggest, as we did in a previous post, that the state sanction processes that would allow for this to happen.

It may be worth trying to reach agreement with the insurance company rather than going to court.

In this way, unlike mediation, the inability to reach agreement on a certain issue is not seen as a failure, with the emotional response of rejection then being manifested in the form of heated court proceedings; rather, it is an opportunity to put the time and effort into finding a solution that best takes into account the needs of both parties.

Armed with that knowledge, couples often prefer to reach their own agreements rather than endure the stress and expense of a trial.

Divorce mediation offers a couple going through a divorce the opportunity to reach an agreement on their own terms rather than being handed down a decision made by a judge.

Affordable divorce - Rather than each of you hiring your own lawyer who may create a more adversarial process, you and your spouse will work with one divorce mediator who has the same interest as you - reaching a mutual agreement.

Mandatory mediation does not mean that the parties must reach an agreement by the end of the mediation sessions; rather it implies that the parties exercise good faith effort to actively participate in mediation.

The mediator can not force you to reach an agreement; rather, the mediator is there to facilitate an agreement between the spouses on a parenting plan, division of assets and debts, financial support, and other matters.

In recent years there has been a growing interest in divorce mediation, which is a process for helping divorcing parties reach a settlement agreement in a cooperative manner rather than having them battle it out in court for the judge to decide the issues.

The Attorney - General concluded the media release with the claim that the Government's in - principle agreement highlights it willingness to give effect to its policy of seeking to reach outcomes through negotiation rather than litigation wherever possible.

The mediator does not tell the parties what their agreement should be, but rather helps them focus on their concerns and options so that they can find ways to reach a complete settlement.

He has been trained in and practices collaborative divorce, a gentler, less expensive, and quicker way to resolve divorces by agreement reached by the parties directly but in the presence of and with the assistance of their attorneys who commit to settlement rather than litigation of each aspect of ending the marital enterprise and beginning life anew on their own.

Collaborative divorce is a gentler, less expensive, and quicker way to resolve divorces by agreement reached by the parties directly but in the presence of and with the assistance of their attorneys who commit to settlement rather than litigation of each aspect of ending the marital enterprise and beginning life anew on their own.

He also has been trained in and practices collaborative divorce, a gentler, less expensive, and quicker way to resolve divorces by agreement reached by the parties directly but in the presence of and with the assistance of their attorneys who commit to settlement rather than litigation of each aspect of ending the marital enterprise and beginning life anew on their own.

Mediation provides a neutral problem solving approach where the problem of reaching a private child maintenance agreement becomes the focus (rather than the relationship between the parents).