Category Archives: Mediation

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.

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The mediation archive

A review of posts on this website from a year ago, February 2009. Featuring a look at autistic hostility and the challenge of lawyers and mediators regarding each other as partners in dispute resolution.

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Marketing training for mediators

Tammy Lenski, a mediator and trainer from the USA is planning a trip to the UK and will be delivering seminars on mediation marketing. For more information follow the links to her website in this post.

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Preparing for mediation – the Civil Litigator’s view

What should you do to prepare for a mediation and what are you expectations of the mediator? This week experienced commercial litigator, Giselle Williams of Gorvins Solicitors, gives her views.

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Jackson review Final Report

Link to the final report from Rupert Jackson on his review of civil costs.

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Planning for mediation

Successful outcomes at mediation do not happen by accident. By thoroughly preparing for the day you can maximise your chances of resolving your dispute.

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What is the National Mediation Helpline?

The National Mediation Helpline can be used to provide mediation services across the country although using the NMH means you lose control of which mediator is selected for your case.

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Mediation settlements : keeping control

The recent settlement by mediation of the defamation claim between Barry George and News Group Newspapers demonstrates how parties retain control of the process when mediating.

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Angry Woolf and tribunals overloaded

Lord Woolf complains that solicitors are ignoring mediation, a key reform of the litigation process. The tribunals are overloaded with cases. What does the legal profession say in response?

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What does the Pre-Action Protocol say about Mediation?

The Pre-Action Protocols repeat the view that the courts consider that litigation should usually be a last resort and provide a non-exhaustive list of methods of alternative dispute resolution including mediation.

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