ADR Notes

Post Lomax v Lomax: two recent judgments relating to ADR and the courts

We have previously reported on the Court of Appeal judgment in Lomax v Lomax [2019] EWCA Civ 1467. In the Lomax decision, the Court held that it had the …

Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements to enter into force on 12 September 2020

Singapore and Fiji ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements taking a significant step towards its entry into force

Yesterday, on 25 February 2020, Singapore and Fiji became the first two countries to deposit at the United Nations Headquarters their instruments of …

Updated 2020 CEDR ADR and mediation documents

At a launch event on 29 January 2020, the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) released updates to its ADR and mediation documents. In a press …

UK: Civil Justice Council establishes Judicial ADR Liaison Committee

Malaysia: Disputes over terms of settlement underscore the importance of robustly drafted settlement agreements

As the spotlight shines on mediated settlements with the signing of the Singapore Convention on Mediation on 7 August 2019, it is timely to recall that …

46 countries sign the new Singapore Convention on mediated settlements

High Court finds parties agreed to vary application of “without prejudice” rule in subsequent “without prejudice save as to costs” correspondence

The High Court has held that correspondence marked "without prejudice save as to costs" and which described the conduct of prior "without prejudice" (WP) …

Mixed-mode dispute resolution: China's Belt and Road is driving change

Hong Kong: Third party funding for mediation delayed

Hong Kong has published its long-awaited Code of Practice for third party funders and announced that amendments to the Arbitration Ordinance, which …

UK: Civil Justice Council report on ADR calls for review of Halsey guidelines but stops short of recommending mandatory mediation

Jan O’NeillProfessional Support Lawyer, London   The Civil Justice Council's ADR working group has released its final report on ADR and Civil …

A new international Convention for the enforcement of mediated settlements