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Judicial mediation in mainland China explained
With the Chinese courts under increasingly heavy case loads, use of "judicial mediation" continues to be encouraged by all levels of the Chinese courts …
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 …
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] …
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 …
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 …
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 …