Sir Henry Brooke, Chair of the Civil Mediation Council, has asked that the following letter be given the fullest circulation so here it is : Dear Friends and Colleagues, One of the most exciting developments in the law over the last twenty years has been the growth of the use of mediation as a means…
Category Archives: News
Mediation only alternative in Clinical Negligence
Government failing to employ plans to revise clinical negligence compensation
Tripping claims falling
You may have seen the stories in the last week reporting £82 million having been paid out by 90 local authorities who responded to a Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats. Amongst those reporting it were the BBC and so the Local Government Chronicle. I have had a look at the research and the…
Miners' Compensation – the league tables
An interesting piece in The LawSociety Gazette examines the results obtained by various personal injury law firms who have represented miners and their families under the government schemes for compensating victims of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and vibration white finger (VWF). It is reported that the the two schemes collectively amount to the biggest…
Third party claims capture debate
The BBC and other news organisations have highlighted a practice of some insurance companies which is proving controversial. They allegedly contact injured victims of accidents – people who would potentially make a claim for personal injury compensation - and offer them an early compensation payment. Nothing wrong with that then right? Not everyone agrees… The charity…
ADR Group website update
The ADR Group, the organisation with whom I did my mediation training, have revised their website. You can find my mediation profile on the site together with details on the other mediators who are members of their panel.
