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Resolving business conflict

"With Conflict Resolution Day taking place on Thursday 17 October Louise Hebborn, Commercial Partner at Stephensons Solicitors LLP, discusses business disputes and shareholder’s legal rights."Read in full: 

Upholding and enforcing DR clauses

"In Ohpen Operations UK Ltd v Invesco Fund Managers Ltd [2019] EWHC 2246 (TCC), Mrs Justice O’Farrell considered whether a claim had been issued in breach of a dispute resolution (DR) clause and, if so, whether the proceedings sh...

Mediation: A Quicker, Cheaper Dispute Resolution?

"There was a point in my career when, after almost 20 years in the law, I had neither heard of nor been involved in mediation as a form of dispute resolution. As I reflected on this...

Cross-border Dispute Resolution

Event DetailsThis three-day programme is focused on current developments and strategies in cross-border dispute resolution. Cross-border dispute resolution is a part of the practice of almost every commercial lawyer and knowledge in this area is ess...

Technology in mediations: keep the human touch

"In the latest of our alternative dispute resolution series for Construction Law, we consider the use of technology in mediations and recent advice for mediators on the topic published by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR). The ...

Judicial Review vs Mediation

"Here Lawyer Monthly hears from Patrick Cannon, a leading SDLT and tax appeals barrister, who explains that professional advisers wh...

In Your Court: Offshore Dispute Resolution Review - July 2019

"The recent INSOL Channel Islands seminar last month saw a record turn-out of over 150 restructuring and insolvency practitioners to discuss major topics impacting our industry, from the future of audit to the interaction of new asset classes with th...

Reforming Regulation Of Healthcare Professionals: A Step Forward?

"What does the future hold for the regulation of healthcare professionals? The government's 

O2 UK renews collaboration with Ombudsman Services for dispute resolution

"O2 UK has extended its partnership with the Ombudsman Services scheme for three more years. Approved by Ofcom, the scheme offers third-party alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services. Its main purpose is to handle and investigate unresolved c...

The Singapore Convention On Mediation – A Boost For International Dispute Settlements?

"Mediation is a powerful process