Oct 17, 2024
Master Macleod has given her last judgment which may be of long lasting relevance to the world of litigation and ADR/mediation. In case of Charles Elphicke v Times Newspapers (Neutral Citation Number: [2024] EWHC 2595) the judge considered whether there was any...
Oct 5, 2024
As part of my role as a barrister I often have to help tenants making claims for housing disrepair. It is often quite shocking to see the conditions tenants are living in. I also sometimes act for landlords facing such claims so can see things from both sides. In...
Oct 5, 2024
Long awaited changes to the Civil Procedure Rules came into force on 1 October 2024, confirming the English and Welsh civil courts’ power to order parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) including mediation. The changes are intended to give...
Sep 14, 2024
When I am not mediating I spend some time working as a qualified legal representative. This is an interesting and fulfilling role in family proceedings or indeed a civil case in which domestic abuse is alleged. In these circumstances there is a prohibition against the...
Sep 7, 2024
The old adage that an English person’s home is his/her castle has never rung so true. I have been struck by the number of boundary disputes hitting the headlines recently. The reports often focus on the financially ruinous nature of such disputes rather than how they...
