ADR Notes

The UK will join the Singapore Convention - so what now?

CEDR Mediation Audit results: The post-pandemic state of civil mediation

Mandatory mediation: Insights from the LCAM-HSF survey

Herbert Smith Freehills recently partnered with the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) to  survey a cross-section of the dispute …

Herbert Smith Freehills launches new edition of Class Actions in England and Wales

A second edition of our text on class actions in England and Wales, co-authored by Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers, has been published in the UK by Sweet …

Upcoming Webinar: Attitudes to Compulsory Mediation in Arbitration and Litigation

On Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 12:30 pm (GMT) speakers from Herbert Smith Freehills will join the panel for a live London Chamber of Arbitration and …

UK government proposes mandatory mediation in small claims and consults on increased regulation of the mediation industry

UK government announces reforms to consumer ADR services

The UK government recently published a report announcing a wide range of far-reaching changes to the UK competition and consumer protection regulatory …

Compulsory ADR: A commercial litigation perspective

A reminder that settling a dispute before a reserved judgment is handed down may not prevent it being published

A recent English High Court decision serves as a reminder that the court has power to hand down a reserved judgment despite the proceedings having …

CEDR produces guide to investor-state mediation

The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) has released an investor-state Mediation Guide to assist lawyers and users of investor-state mediation …

UK government report on responses to its Call for Evidence on ADR

The Ministry of Justice has published a Report summarising the responses it received to a Call for Evidence it issued in August last year. Although …

Should the UK sign the Singapore Convention? Weighing the issues…