Sep 13, 2017
Today we are focussing on the new debt Pre-action Protocol for debt claims which requires creditors to consider mediation/ADR. The Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims (“the PAP DC”), which comes into force on 1st October, represents a significant change in the...
Sep 8, 2017
It appears that people are not heeding the warning that issuing Court proceedings should be a last resort: Civil Justice Statistics Quarterly, England and Wales, January to March 2017 (provisional) and Royal Courts of Justice 2016 Main points In January to...
Sep 5, 2017
Is it the end of the line for under settlement professional negligence claims? Lawyers who settle low value personal injury claims on a high volume basis can rest easier in their beds, knowing that a rough and ready settlement is unlikely to be challenged,...
Sep 4, 2017
Switzerland is prepared to act as a mediator to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, Swiss President Doris Leuthard has said. Ms Leuthard said that China and the United States had to take their share of responsibility. “We are ready to offer our...
Sep 4, 2017
It is reported that McDonalds is facing strike action in Britain for the first time in history, as workers at two restaurants walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. Staff in Cambridge and Crayford in southeast London voted in favour of a walkout, amid...
