Nov 15, 2025
When Judges Become Mediators: What Dover Farm Developments Ltd v Smith Reveals About Access to ADR The recent decision in Dover Farm Developments Limited & Anor v Smith & Anor [2025] EWHC 2862 (KB) highlights an increasingly visible — and quietly...
Nov 12, 2025
How Mediation Could Resolve the Trump v BBC Dispute A Public Dispute with Private Consequences—————————————–Recent headlines have focused on former US President Donald Trump’s threat...
Nov 12, 2025
Mediation, Costs and Family Property Disputes: What the Court Just Decided in Grijns v Grijns (Nov 2025) When families fall out about property, emotions run high and legal costs can spiral. A recent High Court decision shows how judges look at mediation and litigation...
Nov 12, 2025
In the recent case of Grijns v Grijns & Ors [2025] EWHC 2853 (Ch) (Master Bowles, sitting in retirement) — the judge made some crucial decisions about costs based upon mediation/ADR and litigation conduct, providing lessons for family property disputes. What the...
Nov 6, 2025
A £1.3 Million Lesson in Why Mediation Matters: The Earl of Yarmouth and Ragley Hall Dispute When the Earl of Yarmouth (William Seymour) took his family’s trustees to court over his expected inheritance of Ragley Hall — a magnificent 6,000-acre, £85...
