Jan 11, 2022
Having just successfully resolved a case today and saved the parties approx £100,000 costs they would have incurred, I can corroborate the comments made in a recent case. In the case of Ociusnet UK Ltd & Anor v Altus Digital Media Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 3377...
Jan 10, 2022
In a recent case, Hankin v Barrington & Ors [2021] EWHC B1 (Costs) (05 January 2022), the Court looked at whether the advocate’s claim for £110,000 fee for attending trial should be reduced following settlement at a mediation. It concluded that the fee to be paid...
Jan 7, 2022
At present the MOJ is looking at whether mediation should be made mandatory in civil cases. In the meantime the current court rules provide that when it comes to who pays the legal costs of a case the judge can consider the conduct of a party. This includes whether...
Jan 7, 2022
Are you a civil and commercial mediator looking to do workplace mediation? We are seeing a great increase in enquiries about workplace mediation following the pandemic which has thrown up all kinds of issues. We are running a conversion course online in March 2022 so...
Jan 6, 2022
Do you need a mediator for a workplace or civil dispute? We are here with a panel of expert mediators. We can mediate online remotely or in person anywhere in the world Just give us a ring to discuss!
Jan 6, 2022
It is reported that Tui has reached a settlement with with survivors and relatives of British tourists killed in the Tunisia beach terror attack in 2015. It is not known whether the parties mediated or reached the settlement without mediation. However, the joint...
Jan 5, 2022
It is reported in the press that settlement is an option in the claim against Prince Andrew. This is not surprising. 99% of US civil cases settle so it would not be unusual. In the UK the statistics are similar and people often try to avoid trial and the costs...
Jan 5, 2022
I was looking through some old papers recently and came across an advertisement from 1981. It extols the virtues of coal power and tries to persuade people to instal coal fired boilers and saying that there are 300 years of coal to be extracted in the UK. The past is...
Jan 5, 2022
Why not train as a mediator in 2022. Our first course is 14-18 March 2022. Please contact us for more information. This includes free observations to qualify for CMC registration. #mediator #trainasamediator #mediation #mediationskills
Dec 29, 2021
As we approach 2022, what are our predictions for the litigation and mediation world? Join us on 11 January for a discussion and debate about the proposals and feedback from our ADR project part funded by the EU which ended in October. The Ministry of Justice and BEIS...
