Mediation has become increasingly popular, and almost ‘business as usual’ with clinical negligence claims due to its ability to produce cost-effective and efficient dispute resolution. Although Trust Mediation and its mediators are independent and neutral between...
Clinical Negligence claims are, by their very nature, complex. Disagreements over causation, expert opinions, and value of claims are a matter of course. This article provides a snapshot of just some of the ways mediation can assist in resolving clinical...
With troublesome court delays and pressures from all angles to settle cases, injury lawyers are increasingly turning to Mediation as a form of dispute resolution. As the UK’s leading specialist personal injury and clinical negligence mediation company, Trust Mediation...
Offering to mediate a personal injury or clinical negligence dispute is no longer considered a sign of weakness or an indication that you do not have the confidence to go to trial. Recent cases on costs sanctions for failing to engage in mediation such as PGF II...
Welcome to the first in a series of posts which are designed to help litigators who have not yet taken part in a mediation get a clear understanding of the steps in the process. It will hopefully also be useful for litigators who are experienced in mediation, perhaps...
The carrot Mediation often works best as an entirely voluntary process, so the carrot is better than the stick. A letter can be persuasive, but a phone discussion (or meeting) is more likely to produce a result – you can put arguments to deal with an opponent’s...