Dec 19, 2025
The Grenfell Tower litigation: early mediation, disclosure, and a pragmatic approach to costs A short procedural ruling in the Grenfell Tower litigation provides a careful illustration of how the courts continue to encourage sensible engagement with mediation, even in...
Dec 19, 2025
When the curtain lifts on a mediation: Boghossian v IOP and the limits of “mediation privilege” Most of the time, what happens in a mediation stays in the mediation. That promise of confidentiality is the oxygen of candid negotiation: parties can float ideas, make...
Dec 15, 2025
Grenfell, Mediation, and the Myth of “The Earlier the Better”What the High Court’s latest Grenfell ruling tells us about timing, information, and realistic mediation The High Court’s ruling in the Grenfell Tower Litigation ([2025] EWHC 3276 (KB)) offers one of the...
Dec 11, 2025
Reflections on Michel Kallipetis KC’s Lecture on Mediation Privilege & Confidentiality Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of attending the Civil Mediation Council’s inaugural Academic Lecture, hosted in partnership with UCL’s Centre for Dispute Resolution. The...
Dec 11, 2025
Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of attending the Civil Mediation Council’s inaugural Academic Lecture, hosted in partnership with UCL’s Centre for Dispute Resolution. The speaker was Michel Kallipetis KC, who delivered a compelling and thought-provoking...
