Jul 20, 2019
The High Court has held that heads of terms agreed at a mediation are capable of amounting to a binding contract that the court will uphold. The case of Abberley v Abberley concerned a farm in Wales being divided between family members. A dispute arose...
Jul 16, 2019
A retired couple risk losing their home over a hedge after legal battle with their neighbour. Ron and Wendy Long have been ordered by the Court to pay nearly £14,000 in legal costs in the boundary dispute. The couple contacted their neighbour after they found workmen...
Jul 13, 2019
In this case the margin by which a party beat their own Part 36 offer was not relevant in determining costs consequences. The case also highlights the risk taken in relying on beating part 36 offers and the massive cost of clinical negligence claims-better to mediate...
Jul 12, 2019
We have received a 5 star review for a dispute we resolved through telephone mediation. Businesses and traders can sign up to use our service to resolve disputes with consumers.
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,...
