Mar 15, 2016
It was announced on 15 March that 300 institutional investors in Volkswagen have filed a multi-billion dollar suit against the carmaker for what they claim were breaches of its stock market duty in the emissions cheating scandal. The lawsuit claims damages of €3.3bn...
Mar 15, 2016
Whilst some retailers and law firms are rightly embracing the ADR Directive, alternative dispute resolution, and agreeing to mediate their disputes, some large retailers are failing to do so and are treading a fine line in relation to compliance and risking reputation...
Mar 10, 2016
ProMediate has set up a new dispute management service with the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. This comes at a time of great change when the focus of litigation is going to change towards problem solving rather than adversarial arguments. Problem to be solved...
Mar 8, 2016
UK Mediation Awareness Week (MAW)_10-17 October 2016 The UK Working Group have set the date for the inaugural MAW, to coincide with the MAW in Ireland. All interested mediation groups, bodies and individuals are invited to “save the date” and watch out for...
Mar 7, 2016
The GMCC has launched a dispute management service which offers mediation to businesses for B2B and B2C disputes as well as workplace. It covers all disputes from A-Z! The service is low cost, confidential and convenient, available to members and lawyers alike to...
Mar 7, 2016
Retailers are obliged to provide details of an approved ADR provider under the ADR Directive. It is often the case that a customer feels aggrieved and conciliation and mediation by an independent third party can help. Such a situation is typified by what...
