ACTING IN ONE PART INTEREST
As a consequence of your initial request, if we act in the interest of a party, we are compelled to mention, keep and preserve such position.
This statement implies that:
- we never act against our client;
- we never negotiate in a neutral position;
- we never accept to play rules that request to stay a neutral position (like to be a mediator or an arbitrator for the dispute in question);
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but, in the exclusive interest of our client, we can also accept to serve him with other defensive activities or services (like to be a lawyer, a consultant or a part expert), if negotiation fails and it’s inevitable to start a claim in front of a national court or an arbitration institution.
In such view, the steps of our work with you are...
1
You are in Country A and your company (Company A) has a dispute with a subject (Company X) located in Country B.
All you need to do is to contact WorldWideNegotiation (WWN) in your own country.
(see WWN national points of contact )
You will communicate in your language with a negotiator in your geographic area.
It will be easy for you to explain your point of view and what your goals are.
2
The negotiator in your country (Negotiator A) will contact, after consulting with you, a WWN negotiator in Country B (Negotiator B).
The two negotiators will discuss the case and advise you, with thorough consideration of the intercultural and interjurisdictional implications.
They will " translate " your goals, in order to meet the way of thinking of the business world in Country B.
Both Negotiators will act in your interest only.
3
Negotiator B will contact in his country Company X and negotiate with them - on your behalf - to pursue your goals.
In the process, Negotiator B may frequently communicate with Negotiator A, in order to integrate the intercultural and interjurisdictional aspects of the dispute.
You may participate in the negotiation process, as much as you find adequate.
4
Negotiator A will consult with you about the status of the negotiations and advise you of the preliminary results achieved by Negotiator B.
If you confirm these, he or she will - whenever necessary - draw up an agreement in writing between Company X and Company A: in your language and with translation services provided to Company X.
If this written settlement finds your complete approval, you may sign.
5
The work of Negotiators A and B will be billed to you by Negotiator A.
You receive one bill only, in your language and according to the financial rules in your country.
6
In the event that the conflict cannot be settled through negotiation, all legal remedies will remain available to you.
Negotiators A and/or B will be available to support you, if you decide to pursue a legal remedy (arbitration or trials in front of competent national courts) or to start an ADR procedure (like mediation, expert evaluation, adjudication, .... and more) in front of an institution different from us.
