Must you mediate?

Much though the mediation group at Three Stone encourages mediation, its members recognise that there are cases where refusal to mediate or engage in some other form of ADR may be justified, and a party may, without fear of costs consequences, simply take the view...

Protocol for best and final offers

Best and final offers are a useful device in a mediation when the negotiations appear to be reaching an impasse. But the device needs to be used with caution. If it is used too early in the mediation, and the offers are a long way apart, a barrier to further...

Failure to mediate

It is often said that a failure to mediate will lead to a costs sanction and that a refusal to respond to a request to mediate is automatically unreasonable based upon what Arnold LJ said in Northamber Plc v Genee World Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 428. But is this right? The...

Top-tier recognition for Matthew Marsh

Congratulations to Matthew Marsh who has been ranked Band 1 in the newly released Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025 for Trusts Mediators (UK-wide), reflecting both the depth of his legal acumen and the confidence clients and peers have in his abilities. The Chambers...
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