Nov 20, 2015
At his annual press conference on 17 November 2015 the Lord Chief Justice was talking about the Court reforms and said that the reforms “will also enable us to provide in-court mediation in the process of deciding a case.” We can only assume that he was...
Nov 20, 2015
The Courts have to be flexible when it comes to “litigants in person” or as I prefer to call them: “litigants.” A new civil procedure rule CPR 3.1a) expressly enables the judge to take over questioning of witnesses, for example. It goes...
Nov 20, 2015
When is it acceptable for a mediator to help the parties draft a settlement agreement? This is an issue which occurs to us following the case of Minkin v Landsberg. In this case, the defendant solicitor was instructed to put into an acceptable form the terms of a...
Nov 19, 2015
In respect of many problems in the world at the moment, all roads seem to lead to Damascus. Meeting in Vienna the day after the Paris attacks, Russia, the United States and powers from Europe and the Middle East agreed on a two-year timeline leading to Syrian national...
Nov 19, 2015
Mediation is frequently used in workplace and employment disputes and there is an obligation to use ACAS in tribunal proceedings. It is no surprise then that it is reported that Jeremy Hunt is under pressure to mediate the junior doctors dispute before their series of...
Nov 19, 2015
I recently took part in the Hell Run for the seventh time. The motto on the medal was “tough times never last but tough people do” which made me think how difficult times have been for people and businesses since the recession started in around...
Nov 19, 2015
We are often asked by consumers what they can do if a trader does not provide details of a certified ADR Provider. Answer- report to CAB CAB are also keen to ensure that they obtain as much information as possible on potential enforcement matters. The data...
Nov 19, 2015
New EU Legislation says you must put a link on your website to the EU complaints Portal. Don’t worry, we have a simple cost effective solution that you can use for free and only pay for when you need it. Interested? Please register your details...
Nov 17, 2015
Certain “futurologists” are predicting the end of the professions, arguing that most jobs will be replaced with robots. Some lawyers already offer online self-service legal services and it is said that the next step could draw on robotic process...
Nov 16, 2015
An All Party Parliamentary Group on ADR (APPGADR) was set up today. An inaugural meeting and AGM was called for today, Tuesday 17 November in the House of Commons. 7 MPs attended the meeting: · John Howell – Member for Henley (Conservative) · Bob Neill – Member...
