The first online dispute resolution (ODR) system for divorcing and separating couples in the UK is to be launched by Relate next spring. Joe Korner, director of policy and communications at Relate, told Legal Futures it would be based on the pioneering Dutch Rechtwijzer system, which was the first of its kind in Europe. Like the Dutch system it has been developed by ...
An American judge has ordered Oracle and Google to mediation in attempt to settle Oracle’s long-running lawsuit against the Android operating system. And the judge warned both companies that the five-year long legal tussle will likely enter a sixth year if the two sides fail to reach an agreement...
The Philippines has declared it a policy “to actively promote party autonomy in the resolution of disputes or the freedom of the parties to make their own arrangements to resolve their disputes”. In recognition of this policy, the Philippine Supreme Court encourages...
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) is pleased to announce the release of its new European Mediation & ADR Guide. Developed under the leadership of CPR’s European Advisory Board (EAB), a highly experienced and distinguished group of sophisticated practitioners and users from Europe’s leading law firms and corporations, the guide is aimed at
In a recent decision(1) the Court of Appeal considered Section 15 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004, which confers jurisdiction on the High Court in personal injury claims to compel mediation, irrespective of whether the parties consent. This is in contrast to Order 63A, Rule 6(1)(xiii) and Order 56(A), Rule 2 of the Rules of the Superior Courts, which clarify that the...