Judges could be told to get tougher on making sure parents attend mediation as part of a raft of emergency measures to stop the family justice system collapsing. Sir Andrew McFarlane, president of the family division, said the current volume of cases is ‘unprecedented...
Another crazy case in the press this week and we have to ask, why didn’t they mediate? A couple who were sued by their neighbour over noise from the wooden floor in their Kensington home have been left facing a legal bill of up to £1 million. Sarah and Ahmed El...
Answer- many cases can benefit from mediation, where the legal costs risk outweighing or dwarfing the amount in dispute, where there is litigation risk, or the consequences of bearing that risk could be highly damaging. Reputation preservation is also an issue. This...
Introduction to workplace mediation Mediation is a voluntary process led by an impartial third party that organisations can use to resolve conflict. Conflict can occur in any employment relationship and is best dealt with early at source. If left unchecked, it can...
