ADR Notes

Article published - UK compulsory mediation ruling still leaves courts leeway

Courts can compel parties to engage in ADR: Court of Appeal finds comments to the contrary in Halsey not binding

Correspondence about possibility of ADR was not “without prejudice” despite being marked as such

Pre-action protocols: Civil Justice Council recommends mandatory pre-action ADR but will consider a more flexible bespoke protocol for commercial cases

UK government confirms plans for compulsory mediation in the County Court and decides against statutory regulation of the mediation sector

New "non-consensual" ADR process in the Employment Tribunals adds to the momentum toward compulsory ADR

HSF's Paulino Fajardo receives the Barakah Award for outstanding contribution to mediation

The UK has signed the Singapore Convention

Contractual clauses requiring ADR before litigation – what happens when they are breached?

The UK will join the Singapore Convention - so what now?

CEDR Mediation Audit results: The post-pandemic state of civil mediation

Mandatory mediation: Insights from the LCAM-HSF survey

Herbert Smith Freehills recently partnered with the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) to  survey a cross-section of the dispute …