Select Page

Costs in family cases

Costs in Family Proceedings and the Benefits of Mediation: Lessons from SM v BA [2025] EWFC 7 We mediate in civil cases but a recent family case highlights the issue of costs in legal proceedings. Family litigation is often an emotionally and financially draining...

Without Prejudice rule and impropriety

This case highlights an important exception to the general rule that without prejudice correspondence is inadmissible in court. The decision in Morris v Williams [2025] EWHC 218 (KB) reinforces the principle that the without prejudice rule is not absolute and can be...

Boundary and property disputes – Better to Mediate

Escalating Legal Costs and Publicity: How a Land Dispute Can Spiral Out of Control A legal battle over a small strip of land at comedian Peter Kay’s Irish holiday home highlights how property disputes can rapidly escalate both in cost and public attention. The case,...