These are interesting times in mediation, with the courts due to reconsider Halsey (on whether judges can order parties to mediate) and the government poised to integrate commercial mediation in contested claims below £10,000 in the county courts
Writing in this week’s NLJ, which has a special focus on ADR, James South, chief executive, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), explains why CEDR supports the extension of integrated mediation even further, beyond small claims.
South looks overseas to highlight compulsory schemes that work well, in New Zealand and Ontario.
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