Category Archives: Why use mediation?

“It is a truth universally acknowledged…”

Review of the Master of the Rolls, Lord Clarke’s speech about mediation

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Only madmen don’t want to negotiate.

Master of the Rolls encourages parties to adopt mediation to help negotiate settlements and avoid “ludicrously expensive” litigation.

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Feuding neighbours should use mediation.

Court of Appeal judge calls for greater use of mediation to avoid “calamitous neighbour dispute”.

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Compensation £265, Costs £100,000, who needs Mediators!

A report on an all too typical example of ludicrous costs being incurred to obtain trifling amounts of compensation with no thought given to mediation as an alternative to litigation.

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Why should lawyers use mediation?

Article reviewing the pressures applied to encourage lawyers to use mediation and the potential benefits of doing so.

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