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New Singapore mediation institute launched
On 5 November, the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) was officially launched by Singapore's Senior Minister for Law and …
Landmark convention in London produces new data on what corporate users need from ADR
Herbert Smith Freehills was pleased to be the principal sponsor of a major convention held at the London Guildhall on 29 October on ‘Shaping …
Updated CEDR model mediation documents
The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) has for the first time simultaneously updated all of its main model mediation documents and rules. The …
UK mediation market growing at rate of 9% per year: CEDR Mediation Audit results released
The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) has just released the results of its Mediation Audit 2014, based on a survey of practising …
Permission to appeal granted where trial arguably unfair as a result of judge acting as "mediator"
In a short judgment dated 11 December 2012 which is yet to be formally published, the Court of Appeal granted a claimant permission to …
Herbert Smith Freehills launches Practical Guide to Mediation
In response to client demand, Herbert Smith Freehills has published its A practical guide to mediation. This is a simple guide to the …
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules on whether mediation requires mediators to be lawyers
In re Bott, 2012 WL 1970456, Docket No. SJC-10935 (5 June 2012) the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that mediation as a general matter …
German mediation law comes into force
The German mediation bill has long been a source of debate and disagreement between the German Parliament's two chambers. Indeed, …
Mediation Ordinance enacted in Hong Kong giving effect to earlier Mediation Bill
On 22 June 2012, the Mediation Ordinance (the Ordinance) was enacted in Hong Kong. It will come into force when the Secretary for Justice publishes …
Heather Gething becomes latest Herbert Smith accredited mediator
Heather Gething, head of the firm's tax disputes practice, has recently become a CEDR accredited mediator. This brings the total number of accredited …
Herbert Smith gains two new CEDR-accredited mediators
Gary Milner-Moore and Rupert Shiers, both partners in the Dispute Resolution division, have just become CEDR-accredited mediators. Rupert, who is a …
Herbert Smith gains another accredited mediator
In January 2011, David Phillips, a senior associate at Herbert Smith, became a CEDR accredited mediator. David has advised clients on a number of …
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