Jul 2, 2019
Another crazy case in the press this week and we have to ask, why didn’t they mediate? A couple who were sued by their neighbour over noise from the wooden floor in their Kensington home have been left facing a legal bill of up to £1 million. Sarah and Ahmed El...
Jun 28, 2019
Peter Causton speaks at the Medico Legal Conference about medical negligence claims and an example of a successful mediation:
Jun 27, 2019
Answer- many cases can benefit from mediation, where the legal costs risk outweighing or dwarfing the amount in dispute, where there is litigation risk, or the consequences of bearing that risk could be highly damaging. Reputation preservation is also an issue. This...
Jun 26, 2019
Introduction to workplace mediation 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...
Jun 25, 2019
Today and tomorrow we are attending the Women of Silicon Roundtable event at the Excel Arena in Earls Court. We are explaining to IT contractors how having a dispute resolution clause in an IT contract can assist and how to avoid disputes – contractual or...
Jun 25, 2019
Can mediation deliver in cost disputes? Avi Dolties asks whether it’s time to start tapping into mediation to settle costs disputes. Mediation has become widely accepted as an effective means of resolving commercial disputes, both among the legal profession and,...
Jun 24, 2019
Tribunals struggle as backlog of cases reaches highest level since fees were reduced. The MOJ revealed that the number of outstanding Employment Tribunal cases has reached its highest level since the scrapping of Tribunal Fees in July 2017 and is likely to rise...
Jun 21, 2019
Litigation can be costly and frustrating. There is another way: Mediation. Using a professional mediator can help to resolve a claim quickly and efficiently. The only downside is the cost of mediation and the need to compromise. People rarely get exactly what they are...
Jun 18, 2019
At its 32nd meeting in Strasbourg held between 13-14 June, the Commission for Efficiency of Justice of the Council of Europe adopted a European Handbook for Development of National Legislation on Mediation as well as Guidelines on designing...
Jun 17, 2019
Last December, over 6 months ago, the Civil Justice Council published its report on mediation and the justice system. It recommended various steps to encourage mediation, including a Notice to Mediate procedure. Time to encourage mediation It should perhaps come as no...
