Home > Country profiles > UK (England and Wales) > Court Decisions

Confidentiality and privilege

English Courts Compel Mediator To Give Evidence

“Farm Assist Limited (in Liquidation) v The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (no. 2) [2009] EWHC 1102 (TCC)”

Brown -v- Rice and Patel and ADR Group

Chancery Division [2007] EWHC 625 (Ch)

Aird and Another -v- Prime Meridian Limited

Court of Appeal [2006] EWCA Civ 1866

David John Instance - v - Denny Bros. Printing Limited

Chancery Division - Royal Courts of Justice

Halifax Financial Services Ltd - and - Intuitive Systems Ltd

In the High Court of Justice Queen's Bench Decision

Costs

Nigel Witham Ltd v Robert Smith and Jacqueline Isaacs (No. 2) [2008] EWHC 12 (TCC)

National Westminster Bank PLC -v- Thomas James Feeney and Linda Catherine Feeney

Supreme Court Costs Office - [2006] EWHC 90066 (Costs) and on Appeal in May 2007 (Unreported)

P4 Limited -v- Unite Integrated Solutions PLC

Technology and Construction Court [2006] EWHC 2924 (TCC)

Burchell NF -v- Bullard, Mr & Mrs, & Others

Court of Appeal [2005] EWCA Civ 358

Couwenbergh v Valkova

Court of Appeal [2004] EWCA Civ 676

Halsey -v- Milton Keynes General NHS Trust and Steel -v- Joy and Halliday

Court of Appeal [2004] EWCA Civ 576

McMillan Williams -v- Range -

Court of Appeal [2004] EWCA Civ 294

Royal Bank of Canada -v- Secretary of State for Defence

[2003] EWHC 1841 Ch

Leicester Circuits Limited -v- Coates Brothers PLC

Court of Appeal [2004] EWCA Civ 333

SITA - v - Watson Wyatt and Maxwell Batley (A Firm)

EWHC/2401 (Ch)

Neal v Jones Motors

[2002] EWCA Civ 1731

Dunnett (Susan) -v- Railtrack PLC

Court of Appeal [2002] EWCA Civ 302

Frank Cowl & ors - and - Plymouth City Council

Court of Appeal [2001] EWCA Civ 1935

Dyson v Leeds City Council

CCRTF 1998/1490/B2

Mandatory mediation

Mediation In Disputes: Balfour Beatty -v- Modus Corovest

"The courts will order a stay: (a) where the mediation provisions are certain and capable of enforcement (b) where the claimant has no entitlement to summary judgement and (c) where mediation is considered by the court as the best method of resolving...

IDA Limited and Others ñv- University of Southampton and Others

Court of Appeal [2006] EWCA Civ 145

Burne, Dr SR ñv- ìAî

Court of Appeal [2006] EWCA Civ 24

Shirayama Shokusan Company Limited and Others -v- Danovo Limited

[2003] EWHC 3006 (Ch)

Kinstreet Limited and Another -v- Balmargo Corporation Limited and Others

Unreported

Mediation contract clauses

Sunrock Aircraft Corporation v Scandanavian Airlines System

Court of Appeal decision on dispute resolution clauses.

Harper v Interchange Group

Court of Appeal decision on dispute resolution clauses.

Cable & Wireless PLC -v- IBM

Commercial Court [2002] EWHC 2059 (Comm)