Congratulations to Sir Henry Brooke Chairman of Trust Mediation who collected a Lifetime Achievement Award and the Mediation Achiever of the Year Award at the 2011 Personal Injury Awards. As one of the Trust Mediation panel mediators I am privileged to work with Sir Henry from time to time. I had the opportunity to observe…
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£24m in the budget for mediation
legalweek.com has reported that the Ministry of Justice is adding another £10 million pounds into its 2012 budget for publicly funded mediation taking the total to £24 million for the year. The report says: An MoJ spokesperson said: “Research shows that mediation can cost a quarter of the price and take a quarter of the…
Judge proposes mediation for criminals.
Mr Justice Ramsey has suggested that mediation could be an appropriate way to deal with minor criminal offences as well as complex white-collar crime. He spoke recently at the CIArb’s Mediation Symposium. The Law Society Gazette reported his comments: In such cases, he [Mr Justice Ramsey] said, mediation could be used to give structure to…
Why the Manchester Mediation Pilot Scheme is failing
The Manchester Mediation Information and Assessment Pilot Scheme was born on 4th July this year. I am one of the Manchester mediators who have attended the court since then acting as “duty mediators”. Unfortunately the scheme appears to have been, in short, a failure. What’s the Scheme for? It was introduced following the Government’s consultation…
Government launches mediation helpline
The government has launched a new Family Mediation Helpline website. The Justice Department’s website promoting the launch says Courts should be the last resort for people involved in family disputes. Mediation is an alternative to litigation and can be cheaper, quicker and less stressful. It is a voluntary process where a neutral third party helps…
Lord Chief Justice speech to Civil Mediation Council
Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice addresses the Civil Mediation Council’s annual conference
Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates
The Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates is a member trade association offering external and in-house certified accredited training in mediation advocacy and awareness, a programme of activities, a resource bank of law and other materials for practitioners and academics, advice on best practice, discounted books, professional and academic debate on developments in the field, and the active marketing and…
Mainly good news on court fees
The MoJ has published a consultation paper on proposed changes to civil court fees. The purported aim is to raise fee income by £21 million to bring it in line with a full-cost level. There are no proposed increases to issue, allocation or listing fees. The bulk of the increases will fall on enforcement proceedings….
