Dec 12, 2017
Please see below a link to our article on mediation developments Merry Christmas to...
Dec 12, 2017
The latest round of statistics show that litigants are having to wait longer to get to a final hearing. From July to September this year, the Ministry of Justice reported that 560,000 claims were issued in the county court – the second highest quarterly figure since...
Dec 4, 2017
Once again the UK government has demonstrated how not to negotiate. First lesson from 4 December is that before a negotiation meeting, it is always important to know your own position and have authority to settle. Otherwise you could end up being the laughing stock...
Dec 2, 2017
Quite apart from the general advantages of mediation, clinical negligence claims are ideally suited to mediation as they involve injured people who are seeking redress and don’t want to wait for years to obtain compensation through the stressful, formal Court...
Nov 25, 2017
CMC Response to CJC Consultation On the 17th October 2017, the Working Group of the Civil Justice Council (CJC) published a 98-page interim report on ADR and its place within the civil justice system. The report concluded with a set of recommendations and initiated a...
Nov 20, 2017
Television star Noel Edmonds is set to take legal action against Lloyds Banking Group in an effort to secure as much as £300million in compensation after mediation with the lender broke down. Mr Edmonds and his legal team attended a mediation, but his lawyer, Jonathan...
Nov 17, 2017
consultation response We attach our response to the CJC Consultation. In this response we argue in favour of better usage of the ADR Regulations and the consumer dispute resolution system, linking it with the Court system, as well as arguing that part time judges with...
Nov 8, 2017
We are pleased to announce that Peter Causton has been appointed to the Court of Appeal Mediation Scheme Panel administered by CEDR. The Pilot applies to eligible cases for which permission to appeal is sought and obtained (or adjourned) via the Court of Appeal....
Nov 8, 2017
The following are the numbers regarding mediation usage, according to the Law Society Gazette: Mediator caseloads 45% – Commercial contract 42% – Professional negligence 5% – Intellectual property 2% – Construction 3% -Insurance 2% –...
Nov 8, 2017
Complaining clients are intimidated by lawyers’ language and antagonised by a half-hearted approach to apologising, research for the complaints watchdog has found. The study, commissioned by the Legal Ombudsman, surveyed clients who had recently used a lawyer...
