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Early Mediation
The Grenfell Tower litigation: early mediation, disclosure, and a pragmatic approach to costs A short procedural ruling in the Grenfell Tower litigation provides a careful illustration of how the courts continue to encourage sensible engagement with mediation, even in...
Lifting the lid on mediation
When the curtain lifts on a mediation: Boghossian v IOP and the limits of “mediation privilege” Most of the time, what happens in a mediation stays in the mediation. That promise of confidentiality is the oxygen of candid negotiation: parties can float ideas, make...
Mediation: timing is all
Grenfell, Mediation, and the Myth of “The Earlier the Better”What the High Court’s latest Grenfell ruling tells us about timing, information, and realistic mediation The High Court’s ruling in the Grenfell Tower Litigation ([2025] EWHC 3276 (KB)) offers one of the...