Dec 4, 2015
The GBBO having ended the Apprentice and Strictly are in full flow. There is no voting on the Apprentice but we can’t help feeling that if there was voting Selina Waterman-Smith would not have been fired on Wednesday. It seemed to many viewers that...
Dec 3, 2015
The OLC (oversight board of the Legal Ombudsman) will be meeting on 7 December to consider the application to become an ADR Certified body to deal with complaints under the ADR Directive. Perhaps one reason for the LeO wanting to do this is that complaints about law...
Dec 2, 2015
It is reported that the family of Ian Wooldridge (sadly killed in a helicopter accident) have gone to Court to argue over their inheritance. Mrs Wooldridge says she needs more from the estate despite inheriting his 140-acre Surrey estate and £1.6m in other assets He...
Dec 2, 2015
This is doesn’t really have anything to do with mediation but business in the North West. Apparently there are plans to spend millions tunnelling from Sheffield to Manchester. This is linked to the concept of the “Northern Powerhouse.” It is...
Nov 30, 2015
Over 80% of people don’t bother reading the terms and conditions they are presented with on the Internet. This is no surprise when apparently Apple’s terms and conditions are longer than Hamlet. In a study, several customers unwittingly signed up to...
Nov 27, 2015
ProMediate has been invited to speak to a newly formed group of MPs on ADR. http://www.litigationfutures.com/latest-news/mps-push-greater-use-adr-parliamentary-group
Nov 27, 2015
Please see below a link to an article published in the New Law Journal http://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/insurance-surgery-what-lies-ahead
Nov 26, 2015
Christmas should be a time of peace and reconciliation. We also find that people want to resolve their disputes and have a fresh start in the New Year. There is surely no better Christmas present than the end to personal conflict and some funds for Christmas presents...
Nov 26, 2015
ADR entities have been invited to sign up to the EU portal. Next step all businesses selling online will have to add a link to their websites….
Nov 25, 2015
We cannot let the spending review go unnoticed or uncommented, even though it has no direct bearing on mediation. It is clear that there will be major changes to the justice system of which mediation and ADR form a part. The catch phrase this year is “economic...
