ADR Notes

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

The UK has signed the Singapore Convention

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 …

Herbert Smith Freehills launches new edition of Class Actions in England and Wales

A second edition of our text on class actions in England and Wales, co-authored by Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers, has been published in the UK by Sweet …

UK government proposes mandatory mediation in small claims and consults on increased regulation of the mediation industry

Compulsory ADR: A commercial litigation perspective

A reminder that settling a dispute before a reserved judgment is handed down may not prevent it being published

A recent English High Court decision serves as a reminder that the court has power to hand down a reserved judgment despite the proceedings having …

Should the UK sign the Singapore Convention? Weighing the issues…

(Non) alternative dispute resolution in the UK civil courts: Has its day finally come?

Civil Justice Council proposed reforms to pre-action protocols include controversial ADR provisions

Recent Civil Justice Council proposals for reforms to the civil pre-action protocols (PAPs) have sparked some concern that, if they are intended to apply …