Apr 12, 2018
The Government is seeking views on consumer redress and ADR by 4 July. Consumers should be able to avoid ‘costly court hearings’ through better access to high quality alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services, a government consultation on moderinising...
Apr 6, 2018
Quicker way to resolve claim disputes launched online The new service, introduced by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), can be used to start a claim against anyone in England and Wales, and provides a quicker, more user-friendly way to start an action in the...
Apr 5, 2018
Our chief mediator, Peter Causton, has been appointed to the Sport Resolutions Mediator panel. Sport Resolutions say that they are: “an independent, not-for-profit, dispute resolution service for sport based in the United Kingdom. We were established by the main...
Mar 23, 2018
Peter Causton can now act as a barrister when mediating as long as this is clear to the parties. ...
Mar 19, 2018
Hard on the heels of the case we previously reported on is another case concerning a disappointed student. A solicitor who failed to convince a court that poor teaching at the University of Oxford cost him a successful legal career has been ordered to pay up to...
Mar 18, 2018
It is reported that Prince Harry has decided not to enter into a prenup with Meghan Markel, despite the disparity between the them in terms of their wealth. Prince Harry has reportedly over £30m and Ms Markel has £4m in assets. No doubt Prince Harry does not wish to...
Mar 16, 2018
Whenever a dispute arises and it looks like court proceedings might be on the horizon, the best advice that a legal adviser can give to a party or potential party is, almost always, to explore all alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options before going to court and...
Mar 10, 2018
We often get asked to mediate between neighbours. Legal cases can be expensive as illustated by the following case: A banker who sued her upstairs neighbours over the ‘intolerable’ noise of their young family on wooden floors has won more than £100,000 in...
Mar 10, 2018
We have said on countless occasions that educational establishments are far better off offering to mediate when a student complains. In fact they are under an obligation to signpost students to an ADR Provider like ProMediate under the ADR Regulations 2015. Students...
Mar 6, 2018
I was privileged to attend and speak at the Civil Justice Council’s ADR Workshop today. All the key people involved in mediation and civil justice were there to discuss the CJC’s interim report on ADR in the Civil Justice system. This included representatives from the...
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