Mar 23, 2018
Peter Causton can now act as a barrister when mediating as long as this is clear to the parties. ...
Mar 19, 2018
Hard on the heels of the case we previously reported on is another case concerning a disappointed student. A solicitor who failed to convince a court that poor teaching at the University of Oxford cost him a successful legal career has been ordered to pay up to...
Mar 16, 2018
Whenever a dispute arises and it looks like court proceedings might be on the horizon, the best advice that a legal adviser can give to a party or potential party is, almost always, to explore all alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options before going to court and...
Jan 31, 2018
Mediators have welcomed the commencement of the Mediation Act as of 1 January 2018. Sabine Walsh, president of the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland (MII), said 2018 promises to be “a significant year in the development and practice of mediation in Ireland as a result...
Jan 23, 2018
Employment tribunals are bound to come under growing pressure from a substantial increase in cases after the abolition of fees in July last year. Ministry of Justice figures show that claims for unfair dismissal increased by nearly 50 per cent to 4,345 over the three...
Jan 19, 2018
Regarding mediation and costs budgets, mediation does not fall within the ADR phase of the budget. It has to be included as a contingency. Annex B to PD 3E says this.
Jan 17, 2018
Hilary Benn, the chairman of the Committee on Exiting the European Union, said: “This is probably going to be the first negotiation in human history in which a government has gone into the negotiation knowing that it will come out with a worse deal than the one...
Jan 11, 2018
It is reported that couples now spend an average of £14,561 on legal and lifestyle costs when they divorce or separate, new figures show. The average bill for a relationship break-up has risen by 17 per cent since 2014, fuelled by rising legal fees for resolving...
Dec 15, 2017
Dec 15, 2017
Do you have a problem with a tall hedge or trees on your neighbours’ land? Is it blocking out your light and drying up your garden? You can apply for a remedial order from the Council following the procedure set out:...
