Jul 29, 2026
The Prince Harry Litigation: A Stark Reminder of the Risks and Costs of Modern Civil Litigation The recent dismissal of Prince Harry’s privacy claim, together with those of Sir Elton John, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Elizabeth Hurley and others against Associated...
Jul 28, 2026
Court Rules on Costs in Defamation Case; Defendant’s Refusal to Mediate Proves Costly In a recent ruling from the High Court (King’s Bench Division), Mr Justice Griffiths delivered a significant judgment concerning legal costs in the case of Rodoy v Optical Express...
Jul 20, 2026
Mediation as a Litmus Test for Litigation CapacityWhat the High Court’s decision in TLA v Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reveals about the centrality of ADR in modern litigation Introduction When a High Court judge recently had to decide whether...
Jul 17, 2026
When Inheritance Disputes Escalate: Why Mediation Should Always Be Considered First A recent report by The Independent highlights just how destructive inheritance disputes can become if they are allowed to escalate. According to The Independent, a man who disputes his...
Jun 24, 2026
When Winning Means Losing: The Hidden Cost of Refusing Mediation Rodoy v Optical Express Ltd [2026] EWHC 1486 (KB) A recent High Court costs decision demonstrates an increasingly important reality of modern litigation: even a successful party can suffer adverse costs...
Jun 19, 2026
The High Cost of Litigation Risk: Lessons from a Family Inheritance Dispute – Case of RobertChung By Peter Causton A recent report in the Daily Mail highlights the significant risks that can arise when family disputes proceed all the way to trial. The case...
Jun 8, 2026
Long Live the Single Life? For generations, the legal position was relatively straightforward. If you wished to acquire the legal rights and obligations of marriage, you married. If you chose not to marry, you generally retained financial independence, subject to...
May 29, 2026
Become a Civil & Commercial Mediator – CMC Accredited Training Course in Liverpool Train as a Mediator with ProMediate Mediation is now firmly established as a central part of dispute resolution in England and Wales. Courts increasingly expect parties to engage...
May 29, 2026
Mediation in the United Kingdom: From Alternative to Mainstream For many years mediation was described as an “alternative” form of dispute resolution. That description is becoming increasingly inaccurate. In 2026, mediation is no longer sitting at the margins of the...
May 23, 2026
The decision of Lodhia v Twelve Trees Management Company (Bromley-by-Bow) Ltd & Ors is, on one level, a sprawling and highly unusual costs judgment arising out of discontinued defamation proceedings in the Media and Communications List. Yet beneath the procedural...
