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Sending Up the Mediation Smoke Signal: Tools that Policyholders Have Available to Settle A Claim With A Recalcitrant Insurer
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DE Under 3: EEOC Studies Showing Online Mediation Preferred; Transgender Title VII Protections; May 2022 Employment Situation
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Let's Talk Mediation, Arbitration, and Conciliation
Mediating Complex Insurance Coverage Disputes Series Part 4 - How to Seal the Deal
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Mediating Complex Insurance Coverage Disputes Series Part 3 – Breaking the Log Jam
Mediating Complex Insurance Coverage Disputes Series Part 2 – What Goes on in Mediation?
Mediating Complex Insurance Coverage Disputes Series Part 1 – Preparing For The Mediation
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The early settlement of disputes and mediation was a recurring topic throughout London International Disputes Week (LIDW). Featured on several panel discussions and raised in Q&A, this topic brought into sharp focus the role...more
In England & Wales proceedings are subject to a series of "Pre-Action Protocols" which set out the steps a Court would expect parties to take prior to commencing proceedings. The Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols applies to...more
Considered as a cheaper, quicker and less stressful mode of dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) is no longer seen as an “alternative”, and indeed has been re-named “NDR” (negotiated dispute resolution)...more
The Court of Appeal’s hotly anticipated decision in James Churchill v. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has been handed down. It holds that courts have the power to stay proceedings for, or order, parties to engage in a...more
Contracts in the construction industry often include multi-tiered dispute resolution clauses. These are clauses which set out in an escalating sequence the stages of dispute avoidance and/or alternative dispute resolution...more
In a move that reflects the ongoing intention of the United Kingdom's Government to strengthen the country's status as a hub for commercial dispute resolution, the UK signed the United Nations Convention on International...more
On 2 March 2023, the UK Ministry of Justice (“MoJ”) announced its decision to join the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (or...more
Following a consultation, the UK government announced it will sign the Singapore Convention, thereby renewing its commitment to international commercial mediation and the United Kingdom’s position as a world-leading center...more
Mediation is globally recognized as an effective dispute resolution mechanism. A trained mediator can assist apparently diametrically opposed parties in finding a resolution that avoids the time and costs of court...more
The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) in May 2020. This was a relaunch of the chamber of commerce’s original London Chamber of Arbitration, founded in...more
I have very little interest in footballers, their wives and girlfriends, or who said what about whom on social or mainstream media....more
This Court of Appeal ruling considers the ambit of existing exceptions to the ‘without prejudice’ rule. The defendant was successful in getting statements made in ‘without prejudice’ mediation position papers admitted in...more
A party to a dispute making a conscious decision whether to litigate or arbitrate does not occur as often as some might think. The decision is often made by the circumstances. If a dispute arises regarding a license or other...more
The Court’s 9 October decision in Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi AS v. OOO “Insurance Company Chubb” (Chubb) not only ends the uncertainly that parties faced in this important question, but is also a call to action to adapt...more
In Ohpen Operations UK Limited v. Invesco Fund Managers Limited, the English court held that mediation was a condition precedent to the commencement of litigation and, accordingly, stayed the proceedings to enable mediation...more
For the unacquainted, there are three divisions of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales. Intellectual property (IP) disputes fall under the jurisdiction of the Chancery Division, which also lists a range of trusts,...more
A guide to mediation and the other main types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in England and Wales. ...more
When you hear the term “boundary dispute”, you probably imagine the following familiar set of circumstances: - Two parties at loggerheads over a small strip of land. - Entrenched positions holding sway over the...more
On May 29, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced the approval of the final orders for two U.S. companies, TES Franchising, LLC ("TES") and American International Mailing, Inc. ("AIM"), settling complaints that...more
A recent UK Court of Appeal judgment demonstrates a clear and unequivocal endorsement of mediation and makes clear that a party who refuses to acknowledge or engage in an invitation to participate in mediation can face...more
Despite the efforts of a group of 6,500 mediators and millions of pounds spent by the government on advertising and diversion efforts, divorce mediation languished in Great Britain. The London Times reported that “only half...more