Tag: privilege

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31 January 2011

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 …

22 September 2010

Civil Mediation Council (CMC) guidance on mediators' obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Section 328 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (PoCA) provides that it is an offence for a person to be involved in an arrangement that he knows or …

25 June 2009

Mediator summoned to give evidence at trial regarding the mediation

In the recent case of Farm Assist Limited (In Liquidation) v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (No. 2) [2009] EWHC 1102 …

16 May 2008

Conduct at mediation and its impact on costs assessed by the courts

In two recent cases (7th Earl of Malmesbury and others v Strutt & Parker [2008] EWHC 424 (QB) and Nigel Witham Ltd v Robert Smith and others [No.2] …

20 April 2007

No such thing as mediation privilege - yet

In a recent High Court case, Brown v Rice & Patel [2007] EWHC 625 (Ch), Mr Stuart Isaacs QC (sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court) held that …

19 July 2004

Admissibility of without prejudice negotiations when ADR is refused

In Reed Executive plc v Reed Business Information Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 887  the Court of Appeal gave its first judgment on the issue of the costs …

14 May 2004

Court of Appeal gives guidance on when it is reasonable to refuse ADR

In a judgment handed down this week, the Court of Appeal has given some welcome guidance for litigants on when it may be reasonable to refuse Alternative …