All Dispute Resolution articles – Page 13
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FeatureA beginner's guide to cross-border mediation
Cross-border mediation is a process where a mediator assists two or more parties to manage and resolve a multi-jurisdictional dispute within the EU. Vincent Adon, mediator and founder of London ADR, presents a beginner’s guide.
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AnalysisDisclosure developments after Pyrrho: a watershed for predictive coding?
Susan Monty, head of the Financial Crime, Civil Fraud and Regulatory team at Simons Muirhead & Burton, considers the future use of predictive coding in litigation following the Pyrrho judgment, and offers practical advice on what to do if you think your case might be suitable for e-disclosure.
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FeatureFrom the Library: Free online legal information - case law resources
Questions about case law are frequently received by the Library enquiry service. We have an extensive hard copy collection, but there are also plenty of free online resources that can help you with case law research.
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FeatureMediation: Preparing to mediate (part 3) - After the event
In the third and final part of a three-part series on effective mediation strategies, Amanda Bucklow looks at strategies for getting the best out of the day, whatever the outcome.
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AnalysisConstitutional aspects of Brexit
Jonathan Haydn-Williams reviews of some of the constitutional issues to which the referendum vote gives rise.
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FeatureInterview: Garden Court Chambers mediation team
Helen Curtis and Liz Davies, barrister mediators in the Garden Court Chambers mediation team, discuss the role of barristers in mediation - both barrister mediators and barristers who attend a mediation on behalf of a client.
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FeatureThe DWF paralegal hub: the new face of litigation?
A year ago, national law firm DWF overhauled its business model and introduced a range of new client services, including a centralised legal support centre with paralegals working on everything from e-disclosure to bundling. DWF director Julia Williams explains how this paralegal hub is transforming the way it undertakes litigation, ...
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FeatureManaging fixed costs in clinical negligence work
The government’s plans to introduce fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence claims have been delayed, but are unlikely to be on hold for long. If this is the direction of travel, argues Rebecca Thomas, director in clinical negligence at Duncan Lewis, here’s how to make the regime work.
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NewsHMCTS update: Help with Fees service
HMCTS has made some important changes to its Help with Fees process, the service that provides financial help for people on benefits or low income to pay for their court fees
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FeatureA2J: The case against the government’s whiplash reform proposals
Access to Justice (A2J) is leading the charge against the government’s plans to raise the small claims limit for PI claims. Here, A2J chair Martin Coyne explains why the evidence justifying the reforms is flawed - and how solicitors can get involved in their campaign.
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FeatureMoJ whiplash proposals: there is a better way
Lawyers have been waiting anxiously for the Ministry of Justice’s consultation paper on its proposed whiplash reforms. Whilst this may seem a minor matter in light of national events, the paper will signal the start of a process that may have a greater impact upon the legal and claims sector ...
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FeatureACL member survey results are in!
Iain Stark, chairman of the Association of Costs Lawyers, comments on the findings of this year’s member survey. What does it tell us about the state of the costs management regime in 2016?
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FeatureWhy you need to get to grips with time recording
Claire Green of the Association of Costs Lawyers explains why fee earners must recognise the importance of proper time-recording.
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FeatureThe sound of the crowd
Gareth Raisbeck argues that in light of last year’s ParkingEye litigation, crowdfunding could at last be stepping out of the shadows as a viable and attractive means of financing commercial litigation, especially for a younger generation of tech-savvy litigants
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FeatureCivil Courts Structure Review event with LJ Briggs - Q&A and more
On 9 June, the Law Society invited Lord Justice Briggs to Chancery Lane to talk about his proposals for the civil courts. We summarise the main talking points from his speech, and also share the findings of his Q&A session with the audience
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FeatureFundamental dishonesty: where are we now?
What constitutes fundamental dishonesty has been left to the discretion of the court with no definition provided within the CPR. Kerry Underwood suggests this could all change very soon, with a decision by the Supreme Court imminent.
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FeatureCivil Courts Structure Review: Bristol consultation event report
We report back from Lord Justice Briggs’ consultation event in Bristol on 9 May 2016
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FeatureThe advantages and disadvantages of mediation
Mediation has many advantages, but there are also downsides to it that should not be overlooked, warns Philip Hesketh
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AnalysisWebb Resolutions Ltd v Countrywide Surveyors Ltd [2016] Ch Div (4 May 2016)
The court has held a claimant liable for a defendant’s costs of and incidental to an abandoned professional negligence claim, even though the claim form had not been served - good news for defendants aiming to recover costs incurred pre-action?