Dec 23, 2015
News today that Madonna has gone to court to force her 15-year-old son Rocco to return to New York, after his father Guy Ritchie insisted that he wanted to stay in the UK for Christmas. The singer appeared before a judge in Manhattan on Wednesday morning, where she...
Dec 17, 2015
With the proposals to introduce an online Court system people should be aware of problems that can arise with computerised systems. This was demonstrated in the case of the Form E on the MoJ website. Tens of thousands of recently divorced couples might have to...
Dec 17, 2015
The government has responded to the consultation on Court fee increases. Litigants already concerned about costs may well think that issuing proceedings is like throwing money away. On the issue of the increase to maximum court fees to £20,000, the government...
Dec 16, 2015
Please see our article in Mediation Journal detailing the advantages of mediation over ombudsmen. http://view.digipage.net/?userpath=00000950/00020668/00093320/
Dec 16, 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...
Dec 16, 2015
As Christmas aporoaches and the height of online sales is reached, retailers and consumers are confused about ADR and the EU ODR Platform. Not many businesses know about the requirement to have a link to the EU Platform by 15 February. Some businesses are paying lip...
Dec 13, 2015
The High Court has sent a strong signal on the financial penalties of refusing to mediate in costs proceedings in two judgments against the NHS Litigation Authority. This applies to unsuccessful parties and not just successful parties being deprived of their...
Dec 12, 2015
Three cases where mediation might have been a better option! 1. Tim Yeo Tim Yeo pursued libel litigation having taken offence at articles in The Sunday Times accusing him of being willing and prepared to breach the MPs’ code of conduct. Part of Yeo’s...
Dec 11, 2015
We have received a further update. The EU platform, which all businesses are obliged to link to their websites, is technically ready to be launched on 9 January 2016. It appears however that only few Member States will be in a position to notify their national list...
Dec 10, 2015
We are pleased to note that the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC) has decided that it will not proceed with an application to become an ADR entity based on the changes to its scheme rules on which it consulted this Autumn. This is good news because the proposed...
