ADR Notes

Article published - UK compulsory mediation ruling still leaves courts leeway

Courts can compel parties to engage in ADR: Court of Appeal finds comments to the contrary in Halsey not binding

Correspondence about possibility of ADR was not “without prejudice” despite being marked as such

Pre-action protocols: Civil Justice Council recommends mandatory pre-action ADR but will consider a more flexible bespoke protocol for commercial cases

UK government confirms plans for compulsory mediation in the County Court and decides against statutory regulation of the mediation sector

New "non-consensual" ADR process in the Employment Tribunals adds to the momentum toward compulsory 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 …