Feb 2, 2019
It’s election time at the Civil Mediation Council and I would urge all members to vote for me and ProMediate to be elected to the board. Election Address – ProMediate (UK) Limited ProMediate is an up and coming mediation provider, with a panel of over 30 CMC...
Jan 30, 2019
The ‘broken’ ombudsman system should be referred to the Law Commission, according to MoneySavingExpert.com. The recommendation comes from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Consumer Protection’s Inquiry into ombudsmen in the UK. MoneySavingExpert...
Jan 19, 2019
How to break a Brexit deadlock: ‘keep going, be flexible … and listen’ Whether it be a hijack, kidnap or siege situation, negotiation is an art. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn take note Frances PerraudinSat 19 Jan 2019 07.00 GMT Whether it...
Jan 19, 2019
The recent Court of Appeal decision in WH Holding Ltd v E20 Stadium LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2652 (outlined here) found that litigation privilege applies only to documents created for the dominant purpose of obtaining advice or information/evidence in relation to...
Jan 13, 2019
We are pleased to announce that Dr Richard Marks has joined the panel at Pro Mediate. Richard is a both a doctor and a trained mediator. He is committed to improving the NHS and patient care, and has a long career in management, training and dispute resolution. He is...
Jan 7, 2019
Part 36 Awards, the Court can Pick and Choose Master McCloud’s judgment in the matter of JLE (a child) v. Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2018] EWHC B18 (Costs) will be of great interest to many litigators as it deals with the...
Dec 18, 2018
In a controversial decision at High Court level, the judge decided that in any case, whether personal injury or not (so could be a debt or commercial litigation claim) if a counterclaim is one for personal injury, qualified costs shifting applies and therefore unless...
Dec 18, 2018
The Civil Justice Council has published its long awaited report on mediation. It stops short of recommending compulsory mediation but does make some sensible recommendations designed to increase mediation. This reflects what we are seeing in practice –...
Dec 18, 2018
NHS Resolution has published research on the factors which lead patients to consider a claim for compensation when something goes wrong in their healthcare. Undertaken in partnership with The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), the research considered the experience...
Dec 18, 2018
Civil Justice Statistics Quarterly, England and Wales, July to September 2018 (provisional) Generally, County Court claims have been increasing, with money claims rising by 21% in 2016/17 and a further 12% in 2017/18. This has led to an increase in the number of cases...
