I am delighted to welcome Arlene McCarthy MEP for the North West Region as my guest blogger this week. Arlene writes: On 13th September 2011, the Parliament adopted my report on the implementation of the Mediation Directive. The aim of the report was to assess the impact of the 2008 Directive in the Member States, and examine…
Following its consultation on resolving disputes in the workplace the government is “even more convinced about the role that mediation can play, as one of the forms of early dispute resolution.” In its response to the consultation the Department for Business Skills and Innovation said a substantial growth of mediation has the potential for a…
What’s your story? Have you been to see a solicitor recently about a non-matrimonial legal dispute? What advice did your solicitor give you about alternatives to going to court such as mediation? Please a comment below about your experience. Why? Because the government thinks not enough solicitors are complying with their professional duty to advise…
If you were waiting eagerly for the government’s response to the Settling Disputes in the County Court consultation paper then you’ll have to wait a while longer. It has been put back from the end of October date – no idea if the postponement is related to Mr Djanogly having his referral fee duties removed….
A huge thanks to every one who took part in my short survey on personal injury mediation. I offered three lucky particpants the reward of a muffin (your choice of flavour). Well, the excitment was incredible as my youngest pulled the names out of the hat (he’s only 15 months old so we had a…
My colleague mediator Tim Wallis, has written an interesting article Mediation fist fights and other surprises for the Personal Injury Brief Update Law Journal. I think you have to register with the site to read the article which you can do following the link above. To find the article go to the September 2011 edition…
Win a muffin! Hi, thanks for visiting and taking part in this survey about personal injury mediation in the UK. The survey ends on 14th October 2011 after which I’ll put the names of each respondent in a hat and get my 15 month old son to draw three out at random – the lucky…
No mediators do not decide cases. That was a succinct answer but my editor wants more! It is a common misunderstanding that mediators make a decision on a case at the end of a mediation – like a judge. The misconception is present among solicitors and lay clients alike. A solicitor friend asked me once…
No matter how good a lawyer you are, litigation is risky. That’s a fact*. Lost cases mean dissatisfied clients and possibly fee income written off. I want to help you avoid both. Skilled mediators facilitate resolution of even the most entrenched disputes. My neutral and confidential involvement through mediation means even if you don’t settle,…
I am from a family of six children. That alone teaches you how to share fairly. But we also had rules. If my sister or one of my brothers and I were left with a piece of cake to share between two of us we would invariably invoke the none cutter chooses rule. I would…
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