Jan 11, 2022
Construction and engineering disputes may not only damage business relationships but have both a financial cost which can be high, and an emotional cost which can be debilitating. Mediation has an important role to play in the resolution of construction and...
Jan 11, 2022
Having just successfully resolved a case today and saved the parties approx £100,000 costs they would have incurred, I can corroborate the comments made in a recent case. In the case of Ociusnet UK Ltd & Anor v Altus Digital Media Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 3377...
Jan 10, 2022
In a recent case, Hankin v Barrington & Ors [2021] EWHC B1 (Costs) (05 January 2022), the Court looked at whether the advocate’s claim for £110,000 fee for attending trial should be reduced following settlement at a mediation. It concluded that the fee to be paid...
Jan 7, 2022
At present the MOJ is looking at whether mediation should be made mandatory in civil cases. In the meantime the current court rules provide that when it comes to who pays the legal costs of a case the judge can consider the conduct of a party. This includes whether...
Jan 7, 2022
Are you a civil and commercial mediator looking to do workplace mediation? We are seeing a great increase in enquiries about workplace mediation following the pandemic which has thrown up all kinds of issues. We are running a conversion course online in March 2022 so...
