Nov 1, 2022
The president of the family division has dlievered a speech about the benefits of avoiding Court. https://www.bailii.org/uk/other/speeches/2022/344JJ.html He asks “When families fall apart, do they fall too easily into court?“ Lord Macfarlane says that: “To be a child...
Nov 1, 2022
The Court of Appeal recommended mediation to save costs, after refusing an appeal against a costs decision penalising a party who had refused to mediate. In a recent case (TMO Renewables Limited v Timothy Yeo and Others...
Oct 28, 2022
In a recent case, https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2022/2688.html the Court was asked to look at whether the parties’ conduct, including failure to mediate, should lead to an indemnity costs order instead of a standard order. In this...
Oct 22, 2022
We have long lobbied for businesses to engage with the ADR Regulations for consumer disputes as many refuse to use ADR, preferring to defend claims and shunning compromise. Sadly we left the EU and with it the EU dispute resolution process. Proposals have now been...
Oct 3, 2022
We are offering mediator training in person in 2023. This will be a 5 day course (although it will be possible to split the modules if attendance for 5 days is not possible). Costing £2000, this is probably the best value mediator training course recognised by the CMC...
Oct 3, 2022
I am pleased to report that I have been shortlisted for the PI Awards 2022. I have promoted ADR in personal injury claims as well as mediating as a commercial and civil mediator and am also an advocate in personal injury cases. Great strides have been taken to...
