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Regional Mediation Training Scheme for employment disputes launched in Cambridge and Manchester
On 21 June 2012 the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced that Consensio, a member of the Civil Mediation Council (CMC), will …
Update on draft Irish Mediation Bill
The Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice, Defence and Equality received 16 submissions regarding the draft Mediation Bill, and held public …
Lord Justice Jackson emphasises role of ADR in resolving disputes
Lord Justice Jackson has recently strongly endorsed the central role ADR has to play in our civil litigation landscape. A recommendation in his January …
UK Government to introduce automatic referral to ADR in smaller disputes
The government response has been published to its consultation on "Solving disputes in the County Courts: creating a simpler, quicker and more …
Ireland publishes draft Mediation Bill
In March 2012 the Ministry of Justice in Ireland published the Scheme of a Mediation Bill following the publication of the draft Mediation Bill by the …
Growing role of ADR in South Africa
ADR, in particular mediation, is set to take a central role in the litigation landscape in South Africa. New court rules make mediation a …
Closure of the national Mediation Helpline telephone service
From 1 October 2011, an online civil mediation directory replaced the National Mediation Helpline. The Ministry of Justice announcement can be viewed …
Government publishes response to consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the then Tribunals Service (now HMCTS) jointly issued a consultation document on 27 January …
Hong Kong proposes new legislation to protect the confidentiality of mediations
Mediation is one of the cornerstones of the Civil Justice Reform in Hong Kong, and has now become a fixture in civil proceedings. Despite the judicial …
Government launches Dispute Resolution Commitment
The government has launched a new Dispute Resolution Commitment, which renews and strengthens the ADR Pledge made in 2001. The Commitment's objective is …
Responses to government's consultation on solving disputes in the County Courts
The new Dispute Resolution Commitment is the latest in a series of government moves to encourage the use of ADR mechanisms, including negotiation, …
HMRC publishes litigation and settlement strategy and ADR draft guidance
HMRC is seeking comments on the draft guidance to staff for the implementation of the revised litigation strategy published in July 2011. Comments on the …
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