12 Mar 2024Placing the spotlight on commercial mediationNikki Edwards discusses the importance of accurately depicting the benefits of mediation, following the TV dramatisation Mr. Bates v The Post Office
14 Feb 2024Family law: legal advice and assistance, but not as we know it?Tony Roe provides his views on the government’s new pilot on legal advice for parents/carers facing challenges when agreeing child arrangements
10 Jan 2024Japanese Knotweed case signals flexibility in ADR Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil ruling endorses alternative dispute resolution in property disputes
5 Jan 2024Mediation and the impact of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough CouncilFiona Cain and Charlotte Mullis dissect the recent ruling by the Court of Appeal
4 Dec 2023Unmasking fraud in arbitration: the Nigerian $11bn case studyA landmark English Court ruling highlights the necessity of court oversight in international arbitration cases
23 Nov 2023Evolution, not revolution: the Law Commission’s recommendations for reform of the Arbitration Act 1996Adam Tahsin and Marius B. Gass discuss the Law Commission’s key recommendations and their likely impact on arbitration in England and Wales
14 Nov 2023Privy Council's approach to arbitration in shareholder disputesThe board emphasises the importance of arbitration in resolving shareholder disputes and the court's role in this context
11 Nov 2023SJ Interview: Hannah AmbroseHannah Ambrose is an international arbitration partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. She talks to Solicitors Journal about her practice and the Law Commission's recent proposals to update the Arbitration Act 1996