Tony Allen
Solicitor & mediator
Tony Allen, solicitor, mediator & senior consultant to CEDR (www.cedr.com)
Tony Allen takes an in-depth look at Churchill & considers its impact
Tony Allen ends his series on the future of dispute resolution—depicting a post Halsey world where judges can order (A)DR prospectively & costs sanctions take a back seat
Parties brave (or foolhardy) enough to reject mediation who get their risk assessment wrong are extremely likely to face tough sanctions, as Tony Allen explains
Tony Allen continues his series on the future of dispute resolution by exploring the concept (& reality) of compulsory ADR
In an exclusive series of updates for NLJ, Tony Allen presents an alternative thesis on the shape of future dispute resolution
Mediators will be pleased to find judges taking the broad view of ‘without prejudice’ privilege, says Tony Allen
Tony Allen explains how mediation can provide a remedy for litigation horror stories
Should mediators (& mediation) be trusted? Tony Allen reports
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin
Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin
Burges Salmon—Benn Richards
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov
National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments
NEWS
A child’s views can be taken into account during international child abduction proceedings, the Supreme Court has held
Small and medium-sized law firms have urged regulators to pause plans to exclude owner-managers from compliance officer roles
Lawyers have raised the alarm on employment tribunal delays and backlogs, with some cases facing a three-year wait for a hearing
The controversial assisted dying Bill has drawn to a halt after MPs defeated it by 286 votes to 270
MPs have called for legislation to protect against the human rights risks of artificial intelligence (AI)
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