Nov 20, 2015
The Courts have to be flexible when it comes to “litigants in person” or as I prefer to call them: “litigants.” A new civil procedure rule CPR 3.1a) expressly enables the judge to take over questioning of witnesses, for example. It goes...
Nov 20, 2015
When is it acceptable for a mediator to help the parties draft a settlement agreement? This is an issue which occurs to us following the case of Minkin v Landsberg. In this case, the defendant solicitor was instructed to put into an acceptable form the terms of a...
Nov 19, 2015
In respect of many problems in the world at the moment, all roads seem to lead to Damascus. Meeting in Vienna the day after the Paris attacks, Russia, the United States and powers from Europe and the Middle East agreed on a two-year timeline leading to Syrian national...
Nov 19, 2015
Mediation is frequently used in workplace and employment disputes and there is an obligation to use ACAS in tribunal proceedings. It is no surprise then that it is reported that Jeremy Hunt is under pressure to mediate the junior doctors dispute before their series of...
Nov 19, 2015
I recently took part in the Hell Run for the seventh time. The motto on the medal was “tough times never last but tough people do” which made me think how difficult times have been for people and businesses since the recession started in around...
Nov 19, 2015
We are often asked by consumers what they can do if a trader does not provide details of a certified ADR Provider. Answer- report to CAB CAB are also keen to ensure that they obtain as much information as possible on potential enforcement matters. The data...
