Aug 22, 2019
In MR v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2019] EWHC 1970 (QB) the judge allowed an appeal as to costs in relation to Part 36. She held that the trial judge had erred in making no order for costs in a case where the claimant had made a valid Part 36 offer to...
Aug 22, 2019
We recently received the following positive feedback from a solicitor: “He was excellent and he conducted himself with utmost professionalism and was pragmatic throughout the day and tried his best to broker settlement despite this matter being a very difficult matter...
Aug 18, 2019
OHPEN OPERATIONS v INVESCO FUND MANAGERS At ProMediate we always recommend including mediation in a contract by way of a dispute resolution clause and have sample clauses available on our website. We would encourage parties to put ProMediate in such clauses as we are...
Aug 16, 2019
by Peter Causton | The Singapore convention was signed on 7 August but the UK and EU are not yet signatories. It is potentially a great leap forward for international mediation. The EU is apparently thinking about whether individual states need to sign or the bloc...
Aug 13, 2019
Peter Causton has passed his specialist industry accreditation in delivering remote mediation from the Mediator Network. This demonstrates that he has been successfully trained in remote mediation techniques.
Aug 12, 2019
Following hard on the heels of the Civil Justice Council Report on ADR, a report has been published proposing a strategy to “normalise” the use of mediation in the civil justice system in Scotland as a “viable option in addition to, and often instead of, litigation”....
Aug 12, 2019
As an ADR Provider in the gambling industry we always keep abreast of developments. The number of gamblers complaining about British betting firms has risen almost 5,000% in the past five years. There were a record 8,266 complaints last year, Gambling Commission...
Aug 7, 2019
Introduction Mediation is a voluntary process led by an impartial third party that organisations can use to resolve conflict. Conflict can occur in any employment relationship and is best dealt with early at source. If left unchecked, it can fester and escalate,...
Aug 7, 2019
Following a recent mediation at a national PLC, an employee’s feedback was as follows: “I would just like to thank the Mediator for helping to sort out a long running problem I had been experiencing with x. I was sceptical initially but somehow the mediator was able...
Aug 6, 2019
At ProMediate we are experts at resolving boundary disputes evidenced by a review we received recently: Anon Peter attended our property to Mediate a neighbour dispute regarding a boundary fence.. All communication between ourselves and our neighbour had broken down...
