The Master of the Rolls, Sir Anthony Clarke was a guest keynote speaker at the 2008 APIL Annual Conference. In a speech in which he discussed reforms of the personal injury claims process he had this to say about the role that mediation has in that process:
“… It [Mediation] is, however, of considerable importance and I am very pleased to see that one of the topics to be discussed in the last slot before lunch is ‘The Practical Use of Mediation’. I am hoping to be allowed to attend it and I look forward to hearing how much it is used in PI litigation and how you think the courts can or should encourage it. My own view is that it has a valuable role in most types of case, including PI cases and that the courts can play a valuable rule in promoting it, without any change in the present CPR.”
The Master of the Rolls is helping to debunk the long held belief that personal injury claims are somehow unsuitable for mediation. Read the full transcript of Sir Anthony’s speech.
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