Court orders parties to attempt mediation (DKH Retail Ltd v City Football Group Ltd)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Case details

Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: This decision considers an application by the claimants for the court to order the parties to mediate their dispute pursuant to the courts’ powers to do so in CPR 1.4(2)(e) and CPR 3.1(2)(o), following the leading Court of Appeal decision of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council in which the Court of Appeal determined that courts have the power to order parties to engage in a non-court based dispute resolution process.