ADR & Mediation

Articles

4 Oct 2011

Pub landlady can use foreign decoder to broadcast football games

The European Court of Justice ruled this morning that a pub landlady from Portsmouth can use a Greek satellite decoder card to show locals live Premier League matches. Karen Murphy had cancelled the pub's BSkyB subscription to save money.

19 Sept 2011

Motor insurance bill targets 'grubby industry'

Lawyers unconvinced by rationale behind proposal

12 Sept 2011

Raising the bar

Radical proposals to raise the small claims threshold and introduce compulsory mediation appear to simplify the system and save parties money, but do they hold up to closer scrutiny? Ben Ashworth investigates

15 Jun 2011

Supreme Court refers TUPE case to ECJ

The Supreme Court has referred the Parkwood Leisure case on interpretation of the TUPE regulations to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling.

16 May 2011

Over and out

Few will regret the demise of the Legal Services Commission, but shouldn't there be an autonomous body responsible for legal aid policy, asks Steve Hynes

9 May 2011

Update: divorce

Austin Chessell looks at FAQ on the new mediation information assessment meetings

28 Feb 2011

Speakeasy

Weaning people off litigation is a great idea, but would a little more warning have hurt? Lindsay Halliwell offers a cautious welcome to the new rules making it compulsory for divorcing couples to consider mediation

14 Feb 2011

Jackson review 'could breach European law', QC says

Removing the rights of the victims of serious accidents to sue for negligence could trigger legal challenges under the European Convention, a leading public law silk has warned.