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Tony Allen continues his series on the future of dispute resolution by exploring the concept (& reality) of compulsory ADR

Should mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) be compulsory?

In an exclusive series of updates for NLJ, Tony Allen presents an alternative thesis on the shape of future dispute resolution

In the first of a series of articles on the legacy of Halsey, the 2004 authority that a court cannot order parties to mediate against their will, Tony Allen, solicitor and CEDR Chambers mediator, looks to the future of alternative dispute resolution

Post-Kumar, Bryan Clark considers the use of legal representation within mediation when individuals are pitted against institutions

David Burrows laments the opportunities missed in the Civil Justice Council’s recent report on compulsory ADR

The Property Litigation Association (PLA) and The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have teamed up to launch a new mediation service aimed at helping neighbours resolve property boundary disputes without resorting to court action.

The commercial mediation market grew by 38% in the 12 months leading up to March 2020, the start of the pandemic, with approximately 16,500 commercial mediations performed in the UK, according to a biannual audit by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR).

Mandatory mediation: an impossible contradiction? Not in Ontario, Canada. Jennifer Egsgard reports.

Compulsory mediation is on the agenda, say John Bramhall & Francesca Muscutt

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Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

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Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

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Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

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A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land

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Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee

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Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE

NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands

The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition

NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers

The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London

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Mediation

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron