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New Spanish law on mediation
The Royal Decree-law of 5 March 2012 on civil and commercial mediation was published in the official Spanish journal on the 6 March 2012. With this new …
Ireland publishes draft Mediation Bill
In March 2012 the Ministry of Justice in Ireland published the Scheme of a Mediation Bill following the publication of the draft Mediation Bill by the …
Mediation holds steady in the USA
A recent survey of general counsel and senior lawyers at Fortune 1000 corporations has found that arbitration usage is in decline whilst mediation is …
Court of Appeal criticises failure of disputing neighbours to mediate
Faidi v Elliott Corp [2012] EWCA Civ 287 concerned noise between neighbouring flats in London. The Court of Appeal found that such disputes are much …
Closure of the national Mediation Helpline telephone service
From 1 October 2011, an online civil mediation directory replaced the National Mediation Helpline. The Ministry of Justice announcement can be viewed …
Hong Kong proposes new legislation to protect the confidentiality of mediations
Mediation is one of the cornerstones of the Civil Justice Reform in Hong Kong, and has now become a fixture in civil proceedings. Despite the judicial …
Singapore Mediation Charter launched
On 9 September 2011, 26 organisations pledged their support for mediation at a ceremony held at the Conrad Centennial in Singapore. These organisations …
Herbert Smith co-hosts client seminar on mediation success
On 16 November 2011, Herbert Smith co-hosted a client seminar entitled "What defines success in mediation?". This event was one of a series of "Y-ADR" …
ADR on the increase in US Federal courts
A November 2011 study by the Federal Judicial Center has revealed that more than one-third of all federal trial courts authorise multiple forms of …
High Court endorses mediation in trade mark infringement case
The High Court has held that Cropton Brewery infringed Samuel Smith's registered trade mark for a stylised white rose device and committed passing off by …
Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) revises its Mediation/Conciliation Rules
KLRCA, in collaboration with the Malaysian judiciary and the Malaysian Mediation Centre's committee members, recently revised its Mediation/Conciliation …
Court of Appeal imposes costs sanctions for unreasonable refusal to mediate
In Rolf v De Guerin [2011] EWCA Civ 78, the UK Court of Appeal considered an appeal from a successful claimant about liability for the costs of a small …
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