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The new justice economy
The following article by our panel mediator Tim Wallis first appeared in the Solicitors Journal September 2017 and is published here with kind permission. Alternative dispute resolution,...
Judge proposes mediation for serious medical treatment cases
Our panel mediator and specialist clinical negligence solicitor Andrew Hannamdiscusses the European Court of Human Rights Decision re: Charlie Gard This article was first published...
NHS Resolution
On April 1st the NHS Litigation Authority re-branded itself as NHS Resolution and embarked upon a 5 year strategy to implement processes ensuring fair resolution of claims and that...
NHS pays indemnity costs again for failing to mediate costs dispute
The NHS has again been penalised for failing to mediate costs litigation. I wrote last month about the case of Reid v Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust where indemnity costs were...
SCCO penalises NHS for not mediating costs dispute
Master O’Hare in the Senior Courts Costs Office has confirmed that the rules on penalties for unreasonable refusals to mediate apply to costs litigation, not just the substantive personal injury or...
Mediation Achiever of the Year 2015
Frances McCarthy of Pattinson and Brewer and Trust Mediation has received the award of Mediation Achiever of the Year 2015. The judges also had an award for a founder member...
Are you making compelling offers to mediate?
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...
Police lose 33% of costs for failing to mediate
The High Court has penalised the Metropolitan Police by reducing their costs by a third in a case where they won on every substantive issue because of its “failure fully and adequately to...
Which Personal Injury Cases are suitable for Mediation?
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...