ADR & Mediation

Articles

9 Feb 2010

Survival skills

Mediation can be a tricky course to navigate; so solicitors and their clients must be aware of what can go wrong. Victoria Brackett reports

2 Feb 2010

Turning a blind eye

Ignoring evidence revealed after a trial of bias or prejudice within a jury leads to injustice and threatens public faith in the system, says Lucy Corrin

12 Jan 2010

'Til death do us part

Against a background of increasing interest in the rights of a surviving spouse or cohabitant, Keith Wilding and John Marston examine the difficulties involved in establishing a survivor's entitlement to benefits

22 Dec 2009

Blue sky thinking

Divorce, libel reform, discrimination law and legal aid are just a few of the areas likely to experience significant change in 2010. In the first of a two-part special, Solicitors Journal gazes into the crystal ball and picks out the ones to watch out for

15 Dec 2009

The beginning of the end or a new dawn?

Dominic Beeton examines the major upheaval looming in the law on restrictive covenants

10 Nov 2009

Update: family

Lynne Passmore considers mediation, collaborative law, pre-nuptial agreements and divorce cases involving a change in income, the issue of domicile and a fall in the value of investments

27 Oct 2009

Advances in technology will change justice system, says Lord Chief Justice

The way some of the elements of the justice system work are likely to adapt to technological progress, the Lord Chief Justice has said.

8 Sept 2009

Best behaviour

As courts increasingly look at the behaviour of parties during mediation proceedings, clients should be advised to cooperate fully and practitioners should ensure they take detailed notes and be prepared to give evidence, say John Bramhall and Mercedes Castillo