Tag: mediation

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13 August 2012

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules on whether mediation requires mediators to be lawyers

In re Bott, 2012 WL 1970456, Docket No. SJC-10935 (5 June 2012) the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that mediation as a general matter …

15 July 2012

New South Wales proposals for small business mediation

In a month-long consultation released on 28 June 2012, the NSW Government proposed that its small business commissioner be empowered to require a party …

30 June 2012

Hong Kong Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (FDRC) opens

On 19 June 2012 the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre opened to assist financial institutions and their clients to resolve monetary disputes …

30 June 2012

Regional Mediation Training Scheme for employment disputes launched in Cambridge and Manchester

On 21 June 2012 the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced that Consensio, a member of the Civil Mediation Council (CMC), will …

14 June 2012

Court of Appeal finds mediation clause in insurance contract did not give rise to a binding obligation

In Sulamerica CIA Nacional de Seugros S.A. v Enesa Enenharia S.A. [2012] EWCA Civ 638 the English Court of Appeal was asked …

12 May 2012

Mediation in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

The DIFC Courts have their own rules regarding ADR, found in Part 27 of the Rules of the DIFC Court (“RDC”), which are modelled on the English …

03 May 2012

Mediation holds steady in the USA

A recent survey of general counsel and senior lawyers at Fortune 1000 corporations has found that arbitration usage is in decline whilst mediation is …

03 May 2012

Heather Gething becomes latest Herbert Smith accredited mediator

Heather Gething, head of the firm's tax disputes practice, has recently become a CEDR accredited mediator. This brings the total number of accredited …

30 April 2012

Court of Appeal criticises failure of disputing neighbours to mediate

Faidi v Elliott Corp [2012] EWCA Civ 287 concerned noise between neighbouring flats in London. The Court of Appeal found that such disputes are much …

17 January 2012

Closure of the national Mediation Helpline telephone service

From 1 October 2011, an online civil mediation directory replaced the National Mediation Helpline. The Ministry of Justice announcement can be viewed …

17 January 2012

Government publishes response to consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the then Tribunals Service (now HMCTS) jointly issued a consultation document on 27 January …

17 January 2012

Singapore Mediation Charter launched

On 9 September 2011, 26 organisations pledged their support for mediation at a ceremony held at the Conrad Centennial in Singapore. These organisations …