Apr 6, 2018
Quicker way to resolve claim disputes launched online The new service, introduced by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), can be used to start a claim against anyone in England and Wales, and provides a quicker, more user-friendly way to start an action in the...
Apr 5, 2018
Our chief mediator, Peter Causton, has been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Mediator panel. Sport Resolutions say that they are: “an independent, not-for-profit, dispute resolution service for sport based in the United Kingdom. We were established by the main...
Mar 23, 2018
Peter Causton can now act as a barrister when mediating as long as this is clear to the parties. ...
Mar 19, 2018
Hard on the heels of the case we previously reported on is another case concerning a disappointed student. A solicitor who failed to convince a court that poor teaching at the University of Oxford cost him a successful legal career has been ordered to pay up to...
Mar 16, 2018
Whenever a dispute arises and it looks like court proceedings might be on the horizon, the best advice that a legal adviser can give to a party or potential party is, almost always, to explore all alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options before going to court and...