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04 March 2026
Issue: 8152 / Categories: Legal News , Mediation , Profession , ADR
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Professional code of conduct for mediators under consultation

The Civil Mediation Council (CMC) has launched a public consultation on a draft Code of Professional Practice for Mediators

The draft code covers the core principles and professional outcomes expected of mediation professionals, rather than setting out prescriptive steps. It emphasises public trust, integrity, fairness and accountability.

Chair of the CMC Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho said: ‘We encourage everyone with an interest in mediation to review the draft and share your views, so that the final Code can truly reflect both the expectations of the public and the experience and insight of the profession.’

View the consultation, which closes on 14 April, here.

Issue: 8152 / Categories: Legal News , Mediation , Profession , ADR
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Arc Pensions Law—Matthew Swynnerton

Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Ampa Group—Kamal Chauhan

Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Blake Morgan—four promotions

Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices

NEWS

The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC

Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way column rounds up a flurry of procedural and regulatory changes reshaping housing, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and personal injury litigation
Patients are being systematically failed by an NHS complaints regime that is opaque, poorly enforced and often stacked against them, argues Charles Davey of The Barrister Group
A wealthy Russian divorce battle has produced a sharp warning about trying to challenge foreign nuptial agreements in the wrong English court. Writing in NLJ this week, Vanessa Friend and Robert Jackson of Hodge Jones & Allen examine Timokhin v Timokhina, where the High Court enforced Russian judgments arising from a prenuptial agreement despite arguments based on the landmark Radmacher decision
An obscure Victorian tort may be heading for an unexpected revival after a significant Privy Council ruling that could reshape liability for dangerous escapes, according to Richard Buckley, barrister and emeritus professor of law at the University of Reading
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