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...
Jun 14, 2019
Employment disputes in court have increased by 6 per cent, figures showed yesterday, building on a two-year trend that started after tribunal fees were ruled to be unlawful. Ministry of Justice statistics showed a rise in individual cases brought before the employment...
Jun 8, 2019
. . Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity: Registered Charity no. 1160024 I am pleased to report that ProMediate appointed as Alternative Dispute Resolution Provider for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity: in respect of their raffle, Registered...
Jun 6, 2019
Small claims are taking longer than ever to resolve as the system buckles under the strain of judicial shortages and more contested cases, official figures have revealed. Slow and steady gets to trial Civil justice statistics released by the Ministry of Justice...
Jun 6, 2019
Peter Causton recently spoke at the Medico Legal Conference about workplace mediation and clinical negligence mediation. You can view a clip here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wgJQI3PRdC6tuUeXX9d0bBYf2nRzEnUQ...
May 31, 2019
As a Civil Litigator you quickly learn that most cases turn on evidence, not on an interesting point of law. During our legal training the lecturers and indeed the legal press focus on the knife edge cases that change the law – because it’s of more interest to them...
May 31, 2019
A question often asked by parties to a dispute looking for a mediator is “who should I use?” There are many on offer so the choice can be bewildering. ProMediate – Award Winning Mediators I would actually recommend shopping around as there are plenty of mediation...
