Feb 22, 2021
China appears to have recognised the benefits of mediation. On 7 August 2019, China and other 45 States signed the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the Singapore Convention). The UK has not signed. The China Justice...
Feb 19, 2021
During the “lockdowns” in the UK many things have been put on hold such as Court hearings, waste collection, engineers’ appointments, the list goes on and on. Whereas a cancelled engineer’s appointment may be inconvenient, a cancelled hospital appointment may be...
Feb 17, 2021
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser — in fees, expenses, and waste of time. So said Abraham Lincoln, who is also reputed to have said that a good...
Feb 16, 2021
Did you know an Oxford Economics study – Understanding the financial impact of staff turnover February 2014 – found that the average cost of replacing an employee on a salary of £25k+ (in the legal sector) is £39,887? The cost is likely to be the same in...
Feb 15, 2021
Sorry to bother you, but there is a debate about whether the law should be changed to make it easier for a party to apologise to another without facing consequences in terms of admitting liability. It is already the position that an apology does not amount to an...
Feb 14, 2021
A fascinating battle concerning Bitcoin is going on in the Southern District of Florida District Court between Ira Kleiman and Dr Craig Wright, who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. The case appears to relate to who is the owner of 1.1 million...
Feb 12, 2021
The privacy and copyright case involving the Duchess of Sussex (Meghan Markle) makes me ask the question – can mediation ever be used in a case where one party is likely to lose at trial? Parties may well think that they are in such a strong position there may...
Feb 11, 2021
It’s easy to choose a mediator: ring 0203 621 3908 or email us at enquiries@promediate.co.uk All of our mediators are CMC registered and experts in their fields. So you have a dispute you want to resolve? Maybe the impact of coronavirus on your business means you want...
Feb 11, 2021
How to organise a mediation: Step 1. Ring 0203 621 3908 or email enquiries@promediate.co.uk Step 2. Leave it to us! Seriously if you have a dispute you want to resolve, we can assist. Whatever your dispute, be it contractual, negligence, insurance,...
Feb 8, 2021
The government has launched a Housing Possession Mediation Scheme for landlords and tenants, provided by The Society of Mediators (SoM) at a cost of £2 million. We have to say that it is odd to have chosen a mediation association like this to run the service. I would...
