ADR Notes

London International Disputes Week 2026 (1-5 June) – Tradition, Trust and Transformation

Civil Mediation Council consults on draft Code of Professional Practice for mediators

Ministry of Justice consults on implementation of Singapore Convention on international mediated settlements

Offers to mediate: It is not the offeror's responsibility to chase a response

Civil Mediation Council to establish independent standard-setting body

Mandatory mediation commences for Small Claims

Proposed rule changes regarding the court's power to compel ADR

The UK has signed the Singapore Convention

The UK will join the Singapore Convention - so what now?

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

Mandatory mediation: Insights from the LCAM-HSF survey

Herbert Smith Freehills recently partnered with the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) to  survey a cross-section of the dispute …

Herbert Smith Freehills launches new edition of Class Actions in England and Wales

A second edition of our text on class actions in England and Wales, co-authored by Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers, has been published in the UK by Sweet …