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Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil – Mediation, Unknotted

Following the handing down of judgment by the Court of Appeal in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (“Churchill”) on 29 November 2023, a long-standing thorn in the side of mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”), in the form...

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Making the most of the mediation opportunity

The overriding message is to listen rather than advocate. Advocate is what the lawyer does in litigation or arbitration – to present the client’s case in the best light. But in mediation it’s all about underlying interests. There is the apocryphal story of the orange...

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CEDR’s 10th Biennial Mediation Audit – Cause for Optimism

CEDR’s 10th Biennial Mediation Audit – Cause for Optimism

The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution’s 10th biennial audit, in conjunction with the Civil Mediation Council, makes for some interesting and positive reading for developments in the commercial mediation space since the last audit in 2020. The audit provides a...

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