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Construction disputes – to mediate or adjudicate?

"In this ebook, Peter Vinden, chief executive of The Vinden Partnership and a practising arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator, offers his thoughts on how to resolve disputes while avoiding the uncertainty, ...

Brexit: UK Unwinds Implementation Of EU ADR Laws

"The UK Government has published legislation to effectively revoke the implementation of the EU Mediation Directive (2008/52/EC) after Brexit. The Cross...

Brexit and dispute resolution

" ANALYSIS: Brexit will have an impact on how cross-border disputes with a European dimension are conducted, affecting applicable law; jurisdiction, and enforcement of judgments. But the scale of these issues should not be o...

New Mediation Service for Cumbria

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Don’t litigate – mediate instead

"Commercial disputes arise as an inevitable consequence of globalisation. Internationally, they have continued to grow in number as a direct result of increased cross-border activity. Those affected are resolving their disputes in all the major di...

Mediation Advocacy - Representing and Advising Clients in Mediation

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Divorce lawyers should stop treating mediation as a box-ticking exercise

"awyers are not doing enough to promote methods of dispute resolution that do not involve court to clients in cases of divorce. Arbitration, mediation and “early neutral evaluation” provide an important lifeline for splitting couples...

Implementing an effective dispute resolution strategy which promotes the use of ADR

"Disputes arise for all organizations. Dealing with a dispute constructively can enable the organization to achieve its ultimate objectives, save on resources, avoid financial exposure, and protect its reputation. In contrast, fai...

Section 67 And 68 Challenges To LCIA Award Dismissed

"In the highly complex and contentious case of Filatona Trading Ltd and another v Navigator Equities Ltd and others [2019] EWHC 173 (Comm), the English High Court dismissed an attempted challenge to an LCIA award brought on the grounds of ju...

Mediation - the best kept secret in business

"CLAIR Cousins, James Naish and Howard Le Cornu, have made it their task to change the culture of dispute resolution in the Island. After decades of experience in their own separate industries, the trio all came to the same conclusion about the ne...