ADR Notes

A reminder that settling a dispute before a reserved judgment is handed down may not prevent it being published

A recent English High Court decision serves as a reminder that the court has power to hand down a reserved judgment despite the proceedings having …

Should the UK sign the Singapore Convention? Weighing the issues…

(Non) alternative dispute resolution in the UK civil courts: Has its day finally come?

Civil Justice Council proposed reforms to pre-action protocols include controversial ADR provisions

Recent Civil Justice Council proposals for reforms to the civil pre-action protocols (PAPs) have sparked some concern that, if they are intended to apply …

UK government consults on whether to sign the Singapore Convention on mediated settlements

UK: Herbert Smith Freehills signs Greener Litigation Pledge

UK: Civil Justice Council recommends court-compelled ADR

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative Dispute Resolution publishes report on best practice lessons between Singapore and the UK

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative Dispute Resolution (the “APPG”) has recently published a report titled ‘Securing the UK’s position as a …

UK: CEDR launches ninth biennial Mediation Audit

The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) is inviting interested parties in the UK to take part in its Mediation Audit 2020. This is the ninth …

The High Court disallows a substantial proportion of a successful defendant’s costs on the basis of an unreasonable refusal to mediate

In Wales (t/a Selective Investment Services) v CBRE Managed Services Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 1050 (Comm) (30 April 2020) (Wales), the High Court (the …

Two recent cases illustrate that belief in a strong case does not justify refusing to engage with ADR

The High Court has imposed indemnity costs in two recent cases (DSN v Blackpool Football Club Ltd [2020] EWHC 670 (QB) and BXB v Watch Tower and …

Post Lomax v Lomax: two recent judgments relating to ADR and the courts

We have previously reported on the Court of Appeal judgment in Lomax v Lomax [2019] EWCA Civ 1467. In the Lomax decision, the Court held that it had the …