ADR Notes

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

UK: Civil Justice Council report on ADR calls for review of Halsey guidelines but stops short of recommending mandatory mediation

Jan O’NeillProfessional Support Lawyer, London   The Civil Justice Council's ADR working group has released its final report on ADR and Civil …

UK commercial mediation market grows 20% - CEDR mediation audit results published

Jan O'NeillProfessional Support Lawyer, London   The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) has released the results of its Mediation …

New York state court green-lights mandatory mediation pilot programme

As we previously reported (here), the New York Supreme Court Commercial Division (a Manhattan-based division of the state court of first instance that …

Automatic referral to mediation in UK County Court Money Claims Centre adopted permanently

We previously reported on the commencement of a pilot scheme at the County Court Money Claims Centre (CCMCC), to test the operation of automatic …

Mandatory mediation pilot proposed for New York state court

An advisory committee has recommended that the New York Supreme Court (the state court of first instance located in Manhattan) adopt a pilot programme …

ADR in the UK - article published

Julian Copeman, a Herbert Smith Freehills partner and accredited mediator with CEDR (the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution), …

Herbert Smith Freehills hosts Tax ADR Interest Group

The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is now supporting ADR in the resolution of a wide range of tax disputes. On Monday 22 October Herbert Smith …

Automatic referral to mediation introduced in UK County Court Money Claims Centre from 1 October 2012

The 59th Update to the Civil Procedure Rules came into force on 1 October 2012.  Amendments to PD51H (The Mediation Service Pilot …

Mandatory referrals to mediation likely in New York State commercial cases

A New York State report on reforming litigation has at its heart a mandatory mediation pilot for commercial cases. It is anticipated that 20% of the …

Court of Appeal mediation pilot endorsed in Ghaith v Indesit

The year-long Court of Appeal mediation pilot launched on 2 April 2012 has been endorsed in the recent case of Ghaith v Indesit [2012] …

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 …