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UK (England and Wales) - Mediation saves UK Business £1 billion a year (but only costs £8 million)

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText">Results of the CEDR biennial Mediation Audit, showing preformance of the market and contribution to UK business.</p>

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New Zealand - Family Mediation - Evaluation of the Pilot

<font size="3">Family mediation was piloted in North Shore, Hamilton, Porirua and Christchurch Family</font> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Courts between March 2005 and June 2006.&l...

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UK (England and Wales) - Twisting Arms: court referred and court linked mediation under judicial pressure

<p>Presents evaluations of two mediation programmes in Central London CountyCourt within the context of the changing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) policyenvironment. </p>

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UK (England and Wales) - Handling clinical negligence claims in England

A 2001 report from the National Audit Office examining&nbsp;clinical negligence claims with regards to&nbsp;efficiency and&nbsp;cost-effectiveness.&nbsp; Also focussing on&nbsp;the experiences of&nbsp;claimants throughout the&n...

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UK (Scotland) - Modern Laws for a Modern Scotland: A Report on Civil Justice in Scotland

Released in February 2007, this report&nbsp;and looks at current mediation and alternative dispute resoltuion practices alongside other forms of civil justice.

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UK (England and Wales) - Technology and Construction Courts (TCC) Mediation Survey

<p align="left">In June&nbsp;2006, the Centre for Construction Law King&#39;s College London began the&nbsp;Technology and Construction Court (TCC)&nbsp;Mediation Research Project. </p><p align="left">Their research aims ...

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UK (England and Wales) - Mediation in Construction Disputes - Interim Report

<p>This interimreport provides a snapshot of the effectiveness of mediation in construction disputes as&nbsp;summarised by the Technology and Construction Court Survey.</p><p>Please refer to the TCC Mediation Survey link for the full...

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UK (England and Wales) - A review of employment dispute resolution in Great Britain

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormal">This report by Michael Gibbons aimed to identify options for simplifying and improving all aspects of employment dispute resolution, to make the system work better for employers a...

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UK (England and Wales) - Restorative Justice: the evidence

<p>An independent review of UK and international restorative justice evaluations.&nbsp; Published by teh Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Smith Institute.</p><p>&nbsp;Link to full report:<a href="http://www.esmeefairbairn.or...

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