Admitting a Weakness as a Weapon: The Strongest Move That Looks Like a Mistake
I told the other side, on the record, that our claim risked partly failing in court. Why that admission made them weigh every further word of mine differently.
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Litigation as an Investment: When to Stop Suing Even Though You Are Right
Being right can cost hundreds of thousands and three years of your life. How to assess a dispute as an investment and when a settlement makes more sense.
Read moreTempo Belongs to Whoever Time Is Working For
The clock runs in every dispute — but at a different speed for each side. Work out whose asset is decaying and you know when to run and when to sit still.
Read moreThe Other Side Without a Mandate: The Most Expensive Chair at the Table Is the Empty One
Ninety minutes of negotiation, the other side nodding along — and then comes \"I'll have to run this past…\". At that moment you discover you have shown your cards, for free, to someone who cannot sign anything.
Read moreIt Is Being Recorded: Sentences to Never Say at the Negotiating Table
Czech law knows no settlement privilege. What you say in settlement talks may one day be read by a judge. A guide to what your sentences will turn into two years later, in a courtroom.
Read moreAnatomy of a Scam: How I Bought Four Figurines and a Lesson I Won't Forget
I paid a stranger up front and got only part of the goods. What I did next, step by step, and why the money came back, which rarely happens to fraud victims.
Read moreChess, Poker, Monopoly — and Snakes and Ladders: Four Games You Play in Court Without Knowing It
A lawsuit is often played as one of four games: with full information, with hidden cards, over resources, or in hope of a six. What game theory says about each.
Read moreThe Psychology of the Parties: How a Judge Decides and What a Client Wants but Won't Say
Judges share everyone's cognitive biases, and clients often want something other than what they say. What research shows and what it means for a case.
Read moreYou Don't Negotiate with Terrorists: The Irrational Adversary Is Vermin
What if the other side isn't out to win but to destroy you, even at its own cost? What game theory and psychology say about the irrational adversary.
Read moreStatutes Are Just the Foundation: Psychology and Tactics in a Legal Dispute
Why good lawyers read more than the statute book: what behavioural economics and the Harvard negotiation school say about bargaining and cognitive bias.
Read moreWhat You Didn't Know You Could Ask For in a Civil Lawsuit
Recent case law shows a party to civil proceedings can ask the court for far more than textbooks suggest. Seven procedural tools that decide cases.
Read moreWhat Litigation and Business Negotiation Have in Common
The courtroom and the boardroom run on the same principles. Master them, and you win in both.
Read moreNot Every Battle Is Worth Fighting
A lawyer who tells you 'we'll win this' without asking what the victory will cost you isn't doing you a service. They're making themselves a sale.
Read moreCriminal Complaint: What Happens When Someone Files One Against You
What happens after someone files a criminal complaint against you, how giving an explanation differs from questioning as an accused, and what rights you have.
Read moreBusiness Partnership: How to Part Ways Without Destroying Each Other
A partner breakup is like a divorce, only with a worse contract. Four phases for getting through it without needless damage.
Read moreWhen to Go to Court and When to Mediate
Court, mediation or arbitration? Four factors that help you choose the right forum and save time and money.
Read moreLimitation: The Silent Claim Killer
Limitation can be a strategic weapon, a trap or a negotiating lever. It depends on which side of the dispute you stand.
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