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Is Mandatory Mediation The Future?

by Ruwena Khan Phoenix is beginning a series of articles exploring the case for introducing mandatory mediation into the civil justice system in the United Kingdom. Contributors will include practitioners, judges, policy makers and academics from the field presenting arguments for and against more compulsory forms of mediation. Ruwena is a Legal 500 Leading Junior in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence law. She […]

Is Compulsory Mediation the Answer?

by Charles Murray Often, parties may want an expert to decide their case and give a binding judgment, but avoid a long-winded, expensive litigation process. Phoenix is beginning a series of articles exploring the case for introducing mandatory mediation into the civil justice system in the United Kingdom. Contributors will include practitioners, judges, policy makers and academics from the field […]

A Question of Mandatory Mediation

In the UK, an average civil case lasts around 52 weeks, whilst high legal fees cost out most private individuals and small businesses. Evidently, there is an urgent need to provide swift and cost-effective access to dispute resolution. CPR reforms over the past twenty years have therefore aimed to encourage parties towards alternative dispute resolution […]

How to become a Mediator

Professionals from a variety of fields such as law, HR, construction and healthcare are consistently coming across mediation as an effective method of conflict resolution. Many have gained mediation qualifications themselves and set up part-time or full-time practices. The lure of a career in mediation is obvious. CEDR figures reveal that mediators undertaking as few as […]

You have a mediation certification – What’s next? Crossing the Mediator’s Chasm

So, you have just completed a training programme and gained mediation certification, but are uncertain what your next move should be. Chances are, you were attracted to the proposition of well paid, flexible career transition into an emerging new field. Alternatively, qualifying as a mediator and enhancing your conflict resolution skills was simply a necessary […]

Mediation or Arbitration: Which is the More Effective Method of ADR?

Often, parties may want an expert to decide their case and give a binding judgment, but avoid a long-winded, expensive litigation process. Alternative dispute resolution consists of several methods of settling disputes in lieu of litigation. In everyday discourse however, the term ‘ADR’ is commonly used as a catch all phrase, implying a similarity of […]