I have added a client forum to the site - there's a link in the navigation bar. I am moving my mediation FAQs on to the forum and there is also a facility for you to ask questions or start general discussions about mediation. I hope you will find it useful. If you have ...
Author Archives: Philip Hesketh
ADR : An essential competency for lawyers
Alternative Dispute Resolution : An Essential Competency for Lawyers by Mark Partridge has been reviewed by Colm Brannigan on the Web Journal of Current Legal Issues. I know because Colm was ...
Turfed out for 3 inches
Neighbour disputes can have a long history and have associated legal costs far out of proportion with the dispute. However, as this recent case shows, mediation is not always going to provide a solution.
New lawyers to have advantage in mediation
Mediation training should become an integral part of the education of new lawyers in the UK. Lord Neuberger calls for a change in attitude and understanding in University Law Departments and Law Schools.
Position Statements made easy
Mediation position statements often do no more than repeat the pleadings – setting the parties up for a legal argument and not an interests based examination of the best solution. I have created a simple pro forma with guidance for creating more effective statements.
UK Mediation Forum launched
The UK Mediation Forum is now up and running. I have had the idea of trying to get as much web based information about mediation presented in one place for a long time now - ...
5 Senior Judges who support Mediation
Lord Jackson said most judges are making strenuous efforts to commend mediation. Here are a few examples form the senior judiciary.
Jackson’s mediation proposals
Is Sir Rupert Jackson right when he says “Most lawyers and judges already make strenuous efforts to commend mediation.”? Is producing a mediation handbook the best way to promote mediation?
Gender bias in ADR
Link to articles posted in celebration if Women’s History Month
Indemnity costs for failing to mediate
High Court Judge punishes the RSPCA for failing to mediate or use other forms of ADR in dispute over a will.
