Apr 13, 2016
OPEN MEETING WITH LORD JUSTICE BRIGGS Lord Justice Briggs is holding an open meeting at the Civil Justice Centre on the 18th April at 4.30 pm. The meeting is for any interested party to attend and discuss the Civil Court Justice Review and Lord Justice Briggs interim...
Apr 13, 2016
Mediate! ProMediate has been certified by CTSI to deal with complaints about lawyers, so that there is an additional tier of dispute resolution before the Legal Ombudsman is involved. Disputes under £50,000 in value The way the system works is that if the...
Apr 10, 2016
It is sad to read the story in the press this week about Linda Bellingham of Oxo ad fame and her children in dispute with their step father over her will, which was executed during her illness. It is often the case that families fall out over a will, particularly when...
Apr 9, 2016
Studies have shown that couples who can deal with conflict well are more likely to stick together than those who cannot bear any argument. Arguments are inevitable in any relationship and a successful couple will be able to argue without it endangering the...
Apr 9, 2016
Eight partners have handed in their notices including the head of the Southampton and Bristol offices, Michael Renshaw, according to legal gossip site, RollOnFriday. According to inside sources, the fleeing partners are citing management issues and the salary and...
Apr 9, 2016
Law firms need to be aware of a sophisticated fraud whereby scammers copy firms’ websites wholesale and use all the details to con potential clients. The website for a fake law firm Owen & Harvey, which has no connection with genuine firm Burges Salmon,...
Apr 7, 2016
Insurers and Claimants in clinical negligence cases are realising that there is more than one way to deal with a dispute- mediation at an early stage can avoid thousands of pounds of legal costs. Figures from the NHSLA audit report for 2014-15 show that :...
Apr 7, 2016
Litigation can often feel confusing and as if you are trapped in a maze. At ProMediate we help parties to find their way out of the litigation maze. All our mediators have litigation experience and are well placed therefore to guide parties to resolve their...
Mar 31, 2016
Small businesses have told the competition watchdog that the legal services market is not serving them properly. Maybe they should mediate! We have set up a service with the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to assist members to deal with disputes in a cost...
Mar 30, 2016
A recent report from Citizens Advice Bureau about litigants in person in the family Courts amounts to a vote of no confidence in the Court system, but they need more information about alternative dispute resolution. The report reveals that going to court without a...
