Mediation News

NBC, FOX Broadcasting and other defendants reached a multi-million dollar settlement with plaintiffs in multiple California class action lawsuits alleging that American Idol and Deal or No Deal SMS sweepstakes were illegal lotteries.... [Read more]

Simpson Millar has launched a mediation service to help families and couples solve disputes in a sensitive and cost effective manner. January is notoriously a busy time for divorces but, through mediation, the process could be far less expensive than... [Read more]

On 1 December 2011, the Victorian Government commenced the Farm Debt Mediation Scheme which makes it compulsory for creditors to offer mediation to farmers before commencing debt recovery proceedings on farm mortgages. The scheme covers any debt incurred by a... [Read more]

Elizabeth Hassall, partner in the family team of Gateley comments on 3 January being named as the most popular day for divorce in the UK.... [Read more]

Despite its widespread use in Hong Kong, many organisations are still concerned about whether communications during mediation are adequately protected: which is why the Hong Kong Government has introduced its Mediation Bill - to promote, encourage and facilitate the resolution... [Read more]

The eagerly awaited decision of the Supreme Court in Jones v Kernott has now been handed down.  The Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal regarding what should happen in respect of a property owned jointly... [Read more]

IDRS Ltd, one of the UK’s leading dispute resolution service providers, has been sold by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) to  the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) on 8 November 2011.... [Read more]

As the bill slashing civil legal aid speeds through parliament, a leading academic has exposed the ‘doublethink’ of the government, which appears to have one set of rules for the rich and another set for the poor... [Read more]

Clive Lewis OBE ACIArb, Managing Director of Globis Mediation Services and leader of CIArb's 'Workplace mediation training', discusses the future of workplace and employment mediation. Last year, some 200,000 cases went through the UK Employment Tribunal system, with claims for...

Compulsory mediation of civil disputes and mediation of criminal cases could be introduced in the UK by 2020, a High Court judge has suggested.

Employment E-Bulletin Article Also from 1 October 2011, the National Mediation Helpline has been replaced with a new online civil mediation directory which aims to promote a low cost method of resolving civil disputes out of Court... [Read more]

After three months of public consultation on the Report of the Working Group on Mediation (Report), the Hong Kong Government's Mediation Task Force (Task Force) now aims to introduce a Mediation Bill later this year.... [Read more]

In Elizabeth Chong Pty Limited & Anor v Brown [2011] FMCA 565 (22 July 2011) the Federal Magistrate's Court refused to stay proceedings on the basis that a mediation clause contained in an agreement between one of the applicants and... [Read more]

The past year has seen a significant rise in the uptake of mediation as an alternative means of dispute resolution and this is a trend which is likely to continue... [Read more]

Registrar Lung has been keen and proactive in giving directions on mediation and case management. Whilst mediation is still developing in Hong Kong and directions or clarifications from the Court are welcome, it is important for parties in litigation to... [Read more]

Responses to the Family Justice Reviews interim report on family law reform were due in June: We examine the problems the current system highlighted for separating families, the proposed solutions and the Law Society’s response... [Read more]

We have been looking at the recommendations made by the Civil Justice Advisory Group ("CJAG") who published their report titled "Ensuring effective access to the appropriate and affordable dispute resolution" (the "Report") earlier this year. This report followed a wide... [Read more]

On 20 March 2011, a controversial new Italian law came into force imposing a duty on parties to disputes to pursue mediation (Legislative Decree No 28 of 4 March 2010). The duty to mediate is now mandatory for certain kinds... [Read more]

The EU Directive on mediation in civil and commercial matters in EU cross border disputes has recently been implemented into Irish law.... [Read more]

The Scottish courts have been subject to a wide ranging review with the "Scottish Civil Courts Review" (the "Gill Review") in September 2009. Since the Gill Review was published it has been subject to comment and analysis by many individuals... [Read more]