How to encourage a reluctant opponent to mediate
It can sometimes be the case that you can see potential for the parties to explore resolution of a dispute by mediation, but the other party is reluctant to do so. If that happens, what could you do to...
View ArticlePotential costs implications of refusal to mediate
To what extent can a refusal to engage in mediation, or another form of ADR, result in a costs penalty? Usually, a successful party in litigation will normally recover the majority of its costs from...
View ArticleADR Pledges: Helping to drop the ‘A’ in ADR?
There has been recent news of a commitment to alternative dispute resolution by a number of the UK’s biggest companies including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, TNT and Virgin Media. The signatories agree...
View ArticlePGF – don’t ignore an offer to mediate
Lord Justice Briggs in the Court of Appeal case of PGF II SA v OFMS Company 1 Limited gave further clear guidance as to the perils of ignoring an opponent’s offer to mediate a case – and made comments...
View ArticleADR Group Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece
I attended the first international conference held by the ADR Group in June 2014. The keynote speaker was Professor Robert Mnookin, of Harvard Law School, addressing the conference on issues relating...
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