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NHSR Business Plan published 110% increase in mediation

The NHSR published its business plan today which included a further commitment to Mediation, saying We are pressing forward with our efforts to resolve increasing numbers of claims without litigation, to minimise unnecessary delays and to improve the experience for...

Online Procedure Rules

A bill has been published setting out the way in which the Rules of Online Procedure will be drafted and to establish an online Rules Committee. ·         Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) The Bill provides that:...

Boundary or Property Dispute – Mediate!

Disputes over boundaries are very common and can cause expense and misery for those involved. Our message to people involved in such disputes is mediate early on and nip the problem in the bud, as the following story from the Daily Mail illustrates: A couple’s...

RSVP – I accept – by Mark Field

RSVP: “I accept” As Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School London has remarked, “mediation is like sex – it is thought about more often than it is practised”.  But the judiciary is certainly playing its part in narrowing the disparity between the...

Joint Settlement Meeting or Mediation? – By Mark Field

Time for Mediation v JSM? “We are happy with a JSM”. “We see no reason to use mediation.” “We are so far apart that a mediation would be pointless.” These are typical responses of practitioners to a proposal of a mediation. As a method of dispute resolution, mediation...

6 Things you need to grow your mediation business

6 Things you need to grow your mediation business Being a mediator is a great career choice because it combines the challenges of working with people at their worst while also providing a sense of achievement when you’ve helped them reach their best. To be...

Medico Legal Conference 16 May

I am speaking with Sir Rupert Jackson and Dominic Regan at the Medico Legal Conference in London on 16 May 2019 about clinical negligence mediation and workplace mediation in the NHS. Please attend and bring tomatoes!!!!

Workplace mediation

Formal processes for disciplinary action in the workplace can end up being a one-way street – no turning back for anyone involved. It is a route that often means a rapid escalation of any conflict – whatever its beginnings might have been – leading to tribunals,...

Mediation Wonderwall

A solicitor recently commented following a mediation:  “ Pro Mediate assisted in bringing to a successful conclusion a protracted and extremely contentious matter. The feedback from the clients was very positive and without the Mediator’s capable handling of the...