Practice Notes: ADR & Mediation
Calls for ADR renewed as ‘Divorce Month’ begins
Family charity calls for greater take-up of out-of-court options for separatin
Are settlement conferences appropriate?
Dominic Raeside reflects on the benefits – or otherwise – of settlement conferences in children cases and whether FDAC is a meaningfu
Clinical negligence lawyers back greater use of mediation
NHSLA sets November deadline for mediation procurement as it looks to end ‘compensatio
Mediation: The long, long wait
Dealing with emotion is important, but the dispute resolution process is not the place, writes Jean-Yve
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Compulsory mediation can work for low-value disputes, say lawyers
Forcing mediation on a reluctant party may not result in settlement but the process could see clients save ‘hundreds of thousands o
Family mediation: The depressingly low take-up
Receipt of information about mediation should be compulsory for all in the family courts, with no exemptions, says Haze
Correcting the imbalance in family mediation
Elizabeth Fletcher considers whether family mediation works for separating couples who cannot afford independent legal representation and what other option
Briggs LJ: Mid-value mediation gap ‘needs to be filled’
New online court to have an ‘absolutely central role’ in empowering parties to resolve civi
Failing light
The seasons may change, but statistics showing a decline in legal aid claims, the failure of mediation assessments, and rising numbers of unrepresented lit
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