ADR Notes

Pre-action protocols: Civil Justice Council recommends mandatory pre-action ADR but will consider a more flexible bespoke protocol for commercial cases

UK government confirms plans for compulsory mediation in the County Court and decides against statutory regulation of the mediation sector

New "non-consensual" ADR process in the Employment Tribunals adds to the momentum toward compulsory ADR

HSF's Paulino Fajardo receives the Barakah Award for outstanding contribution to mediation

The UK has signed the Singapore Convention

Contractual clauses requiring ADR before litigation – what happens when they are breached?

The UK will join the Singapore Convention - so what now?

CEDR Mediation Audit results: The post-pandemic state of civil mediation

Mandatory mediation: Insights from the LCAM-HSF survey

Herbert Smith Freehills recently partnered with the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) to  survey a cross-section of the dispute …

Herbert Smith Freehills launches new edition of Class Actions in England and Wales

A second edition of our text on class actions in England and Wales, co-authored by Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers, has been published in the UK by Sweet …

Upcoming Webinar: Attitudes to Compulsory Mediation in Arbitration and Litigation

On Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 12:30 pm (GMT) speakers from Herbert Smith Freehills will join the panel for a live London Chamber of Arbitration and …

UK government proposes mandatory mediation in small claims and consults on increased regulation of the mediation industry