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Court of Appeal pilot mediation scheme started April 2012
A new Court of Appeal mediation pilot started on 2 April 2012 and will run for a year. It will be managed by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution …
UK Government to introduce automatic referral to ADR in smaller disputes
The government response has been published to its consultation on "Solving disputes in the County Courts: creating a simpler, quicker and more …
Growing role of ADR in South Africa
ADR, in particular mediation, is set to take a central role in the litigation landscape in South Africa. New court rules make mediation a …
ADR on the increase in US Federal courts
A November 2011 study by the Federal Judicial Center has revealed that more than one-third of all federal trial courts authorise multiple forms of …
New Australian Civil Dispute Resolution Act comes into force
The new Australian Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011, which applies to all federal civil law matters and came into force on 1 August 2011, encourages …
Government publishes research on judicial mediation in Employment Tribunals
The Ministry of Justice has published the results of an evaluation of the judicial mediation service piloted in three regions of England by the …
Increased role for mediation in Ireland
In a suite of legislative changes culminating in the Rules of the Superior Courts (Mediation and Conciliation) which came into force in October 2010, the …
Supreme Court of India holds that mediation proceedings are confidential
On 7 January 2011 the Supreme Court of India, in the case of Moti Ram (D) Tr. LRs and Anr. Vs Ashok Kumar and Anr (Civic Appeal No. 1095 of 2008), held …
ECJ issues its opinion in support of Italian mandatory mediation rules
The implementation of new domestic Italian legislation requires parties to engage in mediation as a pre-condition to accessing the Italian courts in many …
Compulsory mediation launched in Italy's civil courts
The long-awaited legislative decree addressing "mediation aimed at conciliation of civil and commercial disputes" came into effect on 20 March. The …
Dubai – compulsory mediation to be introduced
On 15 September 2009 a new ADR law was published in Dubai. This creates the Centre for Amicable Settlement of Disputes which will operate as an affiliate …
Hong Kong – new case management powers to encourage ADR
The Civil Justice Reform, Practice Direction 31, due to come into effect in January 2010, gives Hong Kong courts new case management powers to encourage …