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Gordon Taylor: John Terry and Wayne Bridge rejected PFA Mediation

"Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, has revealed how efforts to make peace between John Terry and Wayne Bridge failed when neither man volunteered to take part in mediation." 

Restorative Justice

"Mark Polin, who took over from Richard Brunstrom last November, has been trialling a new "restorative justice" policy." 

'Noisy Neighbour' Call-outs on the Rise in Flintshire

"As well as the pilot projects, the authority is conducting a review looking at improving the way its housing service responds to complaints of anti-social behaviour as well as considering setting up an independent mediation service."

Mediation

"Justin Argent said that since the cancellation, they had been in mediation with the police."

Government pushes for Data Deletion System

"As a solution he cited the example of the UK's net registry Nominet which runs an informal mediation service to resolve disputes about ownership of .uk domains. Such a system might work, he suggested, for disputed web content."&nb...

Cross-border Shopping: your Rights

"It is often advisable, prior to taking any matter to court, that consumers attempt all other avenues to settle the dispute, including mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution services (ADR) where possible."

Charities and Disputes

"In the context of a legal dispute, mediation is a voluntary, non-binding, private dispute resolution process in which a neutral person (the mediator) helps the parties to try to reach a negotiated settlement of a dispute. Unlike court proceedings, i...

Nudging Mediation: Applying ‘Nudge’ thinking to

‘Nudge’ thinking will transform workplace grievance culture according to White Paper published recently.

Restorative Justice

"The majority of the founding members of the restorative justice project, including many high ranking officers from the Avon and Somerset Constabulary, town, county and district councillors, representatives  from Yarlington Homes and the volunte...

New Leaflets explaining Tenancy Deposit Protection

"The existence of the ADR will also encourage tenants and landlords to have clear agreements, such as inventories, on the condition of the property from the outset - offering additional protection to landlords."