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
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Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson
Browne Jacobson appoints Vicky Tomlinson as Head of Independent Health and Care
DWF—five appointments
DWF further strengthens major injury and casualty offering with new partner and four directors from DAC Beachcroft
Switalskis—Laura Ornsby
Switalskis strengthens Grimsby child care team
NEWS
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
Arbitration may be private, but its confidentiality is no impenetrable shield. Writing in NLJ this week, James Glaysher of Kingsley Napley examines when courts will permit arbitral material to surface in open litigation
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
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