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New Website for Commercial and Civil Mediation ProMediate

Welcome to the New ProMediate Website – Your Trusted Partner in Civil & Commercial Mediation We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new website, dedicated exclusively to commercial and civil litigation mediation: a modern website designed to make it...

ADR and discontinuance

Refusal to Engage in ADR? Court Upholds ÂŁ229,848 Interim Costs Order Despite Allegations In the recent High Court decision of Elphicke v Times Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 1554 (KB), Mr Justice Saini dismissed an appeal challenging a significant interim costs order of...

Don’t Refuse to Mediate! Engage

Refusing to Mediate: Court Reprimands Defendant in Appiah v Leeds City Council By Peter Causton | Civil & Commercial Mediator | June 2025 In a significant judgment handed down by the High Court on 19 June 2025 in Appiah & Anor v Leeds City Council & Anor...

Wait let’s mediate!

In a recent High Court judgment, Mrs Justice Hill upheld a lower court’s decision refusing to grant a stay of proceedings for mediation in a defamation claim—highlighting the careful balance courts must strike between promoting ADR and ensuring litigation progresses...