Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers efficient pathways to resolving conflicts outside of traditional court settings. Enhance your practice with insightful guidance on mediation, arbitration, and negotiation. Stay ahead with strategies on minimising litigation costs, fostering client relationships, and achieving favourable outcomes. Unlock the potential of ADR to streamline the resolution process and deliver timely solutions for your clients.
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Commercial Court set aside an order permitting two claimants to join and serve a Panamanian ship manager, IMC, out of...
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has published its fourth report of session 2026–27, calling for a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI)...
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has opened a consultation on proposed amendments to Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) 5, Practice Direction (PD)...
PI & Clinical Negligence analysis: The Court of Appeal considered an appeal by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), against a first instance decision...
What is a tort?This Practice Note provides an introduction to tort law by addressing three questions:•what does the concept of being liable in tort...
Negligence—key elements to establish a negligence claimThis Practice Note outlines the key elements for establishing a claim in negligence. For...
Rescission of a contractWhat is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract,...
The doctrine of res judicataWhat is a res judicata?A res judicata is a decision given by a judge or tribunal with jurisdiction over the cause of...
What is ADR?Definition of ADRAlternative dispute resolution (ADR) is described in the CPR Glossary as a ‘[c]ollective description of methods of resolving disputes otherwise than through the normal trial process’. Some courts use the term ‘negotiated dispute resolution’ (NDR) to refer to the
Expert determinationExpert determination is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). This Practice Note explains expert determination for technical or contract interpretation disputes. It defines expert determination and considers the agreement between the parties for choosing/appointing the
Mediation—advantages and disadvantagesThis Practice Note sets out the key differences between, and likely advantages and disadvantages of, the mediation process as compared to litigation in England and Wales.What is mediation?Mediation is one of the most commonly recognised and used forms of
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
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