ADR Notes

CEDR Mediation Audit results: The post-pandemic state of civil mediation

Automatic referral to mediation in UK County Court Money Claims Centre adopted permanently

We previously reported on the commencement of a pilot scheme at the County Court Money Claims Centre (CCMCC), to test the operation of automatic …

ADR in the UK - article published

Julian Copeman, a Herbert Smith Freehills partner and accredited mediator with CEDR (the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution), …

Herbert Smith Freehills hosts Tax ADR Interest Group

The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is now supporting ADR in the resolution of a wide range of tax disputes. On Monday 22 October Herbert Smith …

Automatic referral to mediation introduced in UK County Court Money Claims Centre from 1 October 2012

The 59th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules came into force on 1 October 2012.  Amendments to PD51H (The Mediation Service Pilot …

Court of Appeal mediation pilot endorsed in Ghaith v Indesit

The year-long Court of Appeal mediation pilot launched on 2 April 2012 has been endorsed in the recent case of Ghaith v Indesit [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 …

Court of Appeal pilot mediation scheme started April 2012

A new Court of Appeal mediation pilot started on 2 April 2012 and will run for a year. It will be managed by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution …

Regional mediation pilot scheme launched for employment disputes

On 23 January 2012 the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced a pilot scheme for two regional mediation networks for small and …

UK Government to introduce automatic referral to ADR in smaller disputes

The government response has been published to its consultation on "Solving disputes in the County Courts: creating a simpler, quicker and more …

Responses to government's consultation on solving disputes in the County Courts

The new Dispute Resolution Commitment is the latest in a series of government moves to encourage the use of ADR mechanisms, including negotiation, …

Government publishes research on judicial mediation in Employment Tribunals

The Ministry of Justice has published the results of an evaluation of the judicial mediation service piloted in three regions of England by the …