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Refusal to Mediate: costs penalties – it’s a lottery

Refusal to Mediate: costs penalties – it’s a lottery

The recent decision of Von Westenholz & Ors v Gregson & Anor [2022] EWHC 3374 (Ch) (23 December 2022) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2022/3374.html Cite as: [2022] EWHC 3374 (Ch) demonstrates how it can be a lottery whether the...
Splitting up? Try mediation to resolve financial issues

Splitting up? Try mediation to resolve financial issues

Unfortunately there are still insufficient legal protections in place for couples who split up and are not married. If a couple who are married argue about the finances following separation, the divorce courts will help them to divide the marital assets fairly and...
The Law’s Delay

The Law’s Delay

The time between issue and trial for fast- and multi-track claims now takes 75 weeks, according to the latest government figures. This is despite volumes for all civil actions remaining below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest civil justice...
Court decides delay in mediating not unreasonable

Court decides delay in mediating not unreasonable

We are seeing an increase in reported cases where the Courts are asked to consider departing from the usual costs rules because if the other party’s conduct including failure to mediate. This is always a useful argument to raise in order to show unreasonable conduct,...