Mar 7, 2017
Nearly a fifth of British adults with legal problems do not seek professional advice, a government study has revealed. Only 9% use mediation and conciliation. 79% had not considered it at all. Therefore it is obvious from this survey that mediation has a long...
Feb 27, 2017
At the moment conflict is institutionalised in the divorce process. This means that in order to get a divorce couples have to raise issues of unreasonable conduct, adultery or have lived apart for 5 years. This automatically turns the process away from a conscious...
Feb 12, 2017
Sometimes, a confrontational approach to workplace disputes does not achieve the best outcome. It was standing-room only at the Civil Mediation Council (CMC) (of which ProMediate is a board member) workplace mediation conference – “Save Time, Save Money, Save Stress:...
Feb 6, 2017
The Federation of Small Business focuses on alternative dispute resolution http://www.fsb.org.uk/docs/default-source/fsb-org-uk/newsbrief-feb-2017.pdf?sfvrsn=0
Feb 1, 2017
Controversial charges imposed on employment claims have succeeded in shifting actions away from tribunals and into conciliation. In a review the Ministry of Justice said that the imposition of fees in 2013 had “broadly met its objectives”. Sir Oliver...
Jan 30, 2017
There are still some retailers such as Currys and Argos who will not use alternative dispute resolution for consumer complaints despite its evident advantages. An extreme example of a consumer complaint that could have been resolved through mediation is one...
