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Failure to engage with ADR proposals: UK Court of Appeal extends the Halsey principles
The Court of Appeal has delivered a judgment strongly reiterating its support for the role of ADR in civil litigation and extending the existing …
UK Court of Appeal finds solicitor not negligent for failing to ensure legal enforceability of terms agreed at mediation
In a decision that will be of comfort to legal advisers representing clients at mediation, the Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a solicitor was …
UK: post Jackson reforms – are mediation costs recoverable?
Under Lord Justice Jackson's costs reforms, the multi-track costs budget (Precedent H) requests details of the costs of ADR/settlement discussions. …
CIArb launches specialist property disputes service in the UK
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has launched its Property Disputes Appointments Service (PDS) in the UK. This service builds upon …
UK: Jackson ADR Handbook published
The publication today by OUP of the "Jackson ADR Handbook" (the Handbook) forms part of the suite of measures introduced earlier this month to …
English Court of Appeal suggests a rethink of the prohibition on court-ordered compulsory mediation
In a withering attack on what he terms "the emasculation of legal aid" and the inevitable increase in unrepresented litigants in the English courts, Lord …
Permission to appeal granted where trial arguably unfair as a result of judge acting as "mediator"
In a short judgment dated 11 December 2012 which is yet to be formally published, the Court of Appeal granted a claimant permission to …
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