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Ireland publishes draft Mediation Bill
In March 2012 the Ministry of Justice in Ireland published the Scheme of a Mediation Bill following the publication of the draft Mediation Bill by the …
Growing role of ADR in South Africa
ADR, in particular mediation, is set to take a central role in the litigation landscape in South Africa. New court rules make mediation a …
Closure of the national Mediation Helpline telephone service
From 1 October 2011, an online civil mediation directory replaced the National Mediation Helpline. The Ministry of Justice announcement can be viewed …
Government publishes response to consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the then Tribunals Service (now HMCTS) jointly issued a consultation document on 27 January …
Hong Kong proposes new legislation to protect the confidentiality of mediations
Mediation is one of the cornerstones of the Civil Justice Reform in Hong Kong, and has now become a fixture in civil proceedings. Despite the judicial …
Government launches Dispute Resolution Commitment
The government has launched a new Dispute Resolution Commitment, which renews and strengthens the ADR Pledge made in 2001. The Commitment's objective is …
Responses to government's consultation on solving disputes in the County Courts
The new Dispute Resolution Commitment is the latest in a series of government moves to encourage the use of ADR mechanisms, including negotiation, …
HMRC publishes litigation and settlement strategy and ADR draft guidance
HMRC is seeking comments on the draft guidance to staff for the implementation of the revised litigation strategy published in July 2011. Comments on the …
European Parliament publishes draft report on collective redress and use of ADR
In July 2011, the European Parliament published a draft report on the Commission's consultation earlier this year entitled "Towards a coherent European …
Implementation of the Mediation Directive in England & Wales
An EU Directive on mediation in civil and commercial matters was adopted on 23 April 2008 by the European Parliament. The Directive applies to European …
Ministry of Justice consultation on promoting greater recourse to ADR
The UK government had publicly committed to a greater use of mediation and other forms of ADR in the civil justice system. To coincide with an …
Government publishes research on judicial mediation in Employment Tribunals
The Ministry of Justice has published the results of an evaluation of the judicial mediation service piloted in three regions of England by the …
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