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Quote of the week

“pacta sunt servanda – agreements must be respected”. Gianni Pittella, leader of the EU parliament’s socialist group.

Joining ProMediate – Going Places

Are you interested in joining a forward looking mediation panel with minimal/zero membership fees? Do you need a mediation shadowing to complete your training? If so, please get in touch enquiries@promediate.co.uk ProMediate is an innovative mediation service...

Debt Pre-action Protocol

Today we are focussing on the new debt Pre-action Protocol for debt claims which requires creditors to consider mediation/ADR. The Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims (“the PAP DC”), which comes into force on 1st October, represents a significant change in the...

Quarterly statistics show an increase in court cases

  It appears that people are not heeding the warning that issuing Court proceedings should be a last resort: Civil Justice Statistics Quarterly, England and Wales, January to March 2017 (provisional) and Royal Courts of Justice 2016 Main points In January to...

Can mediation help resolve the dispute with North Korea?

Switzerland is prepared to act as a mediator to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, Swiss President Doris Leuthard has said. Ms Leuthard said that China and the United States had to take their share of responsibility. “We are ready to offer our...