In a recent High Court case, Quilter v Falconer http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/3294.html [2020] EWHC 3294 (QB)the judge criticised the parties for incurring “eye watering” costs. By the time the trial was heard by this court in November 2020, the...
ProMediate is offering mediators the chance to convert to workplace mediation in February 2021 – a four evening course. ProMediate offers workplace mediation to businesses and organisations looking to resolve workplace problems in a more constructive way. Many...
In a recent case the Court looked at a situation where the Defendant accepted a part 36 offer to settle a privacy case one day outside the 21 period. The Court rejected the argument that the Defendant should not have to pay the Claimant’s costs of the claim because...
Data Protection and Mediation when it goes wrong In May 2018, new legislation came into force that gave individuals more control over personal data and what data can be held by organisations. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the Data Protection Act...
“In this world there is no room for mature compromise. Indeed, compromise is seen as a dirty word. In fact, the opposite is true,” “Strong leadership knows when to compromise to achieve a greater good. If the world is to work together to ‘build back better’ then we...
New mediation pilot to support landlords and tenants A new mediation pilot will be introduced next month with a view to supporting landlords and renters who face court procedures and potential eviction, the government has announced. The new service will offer...
A Room of Requirement:Reflections on an International Commercial Mediation via Zoom Pro By Paul Kirkwood On 4 June 2020, early in the morning, I was asked by a long-standing fellow collaborator and mediator if I was available to co-mediate the following morning at...
Conflict Styles – Workplace Mediation – by Paul Kirkwood Not long before the world as we know it changed dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, I was instructed by a law firm to mediate a workplace dispute between two directors of a large...
Alternative Resolutions for Neighbour Disputes With the courts still backed up due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online alternative dispute resolution mediation services are more important than ever. High Court Judge Urges People to Keep Neighbour Disputes out of Court...
