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Giving an Inch and Taking a mile

A Costly Inch: Why Boundary Disputes Cry Out for Mediation Imagine spending seven years locked in battle with your neighbour, not over fences or trees, but over a narrow, largely unusable strip of land barely wide enough to walk through. Now imagine that dispute...

New Website for Commercial and Civil Mediation ProMediate

Welcome to the New ProMediate Website – Your Trusted Partner in Civil & Commercial Mediation We are delighted to announce the launch of our brand-new website, dedicated exclusively to commercial and civil litigation mediation: a modern website designed to make it...

ADR and discontinuance

Refusal to Engage in ADR? Court Upholds £229,848 Interim Costs Order Despite Allegations In the recent High Court decision of Elphicke v Times Media Ltd [2025] EWHC 1554 (KB), Mr Justice Saini dismissed an appeal challenging a significant interim costs order of...

Don’t Refuse to Mediate! Engage

Refusing to Mediate: Court Reprimands Defendant in Appiah v Leeds City Council By Peter Causton | Civil & Commercial Mediator | June 2025 In a significant judgment handed down by the High Court on 19 June 2025 in Appiah & Anor v Leeds City Council & Anor...

Wait let’s mediate!

In a recent High Court judgment, Mrs Justice Hill upheld a lower court’s decision refusing to grant a stay of proceedings for mediation in a defamation claim—highlighting the careful balance courts must strike between promoting ADR and ensuring litigation progresses...

Mediator school

The Skills of a Mediator – And How We Teach Them In an increasingly complex and conflict-prone world, the ability to mediate disputes with skill and impartiality is more vital than ever. Whether resolving commercial disagreements, workplace conflicts, or civil claims,...

Solving Disputes through Mediation

Solve Disputes the Smarter Way with ProMediate Disputes don’t have to end in court. They can end in resolution. At ProMediate (UK) Limited, we help people resolve conflicts quickly, affordably, and amicably through professional mediation services. Whether you’re...

Boundary Disputes

When Boundary Disputes Boil Over: Why Mediation is a Better Way By Peter Causton, Civil & Commercial Mediator and Barrister With reference to factual reporting from the Daily Mail © Associated Newspapers Ltd, 2025 A recent High Court case highlights the shocking...