It is a commonly held misconception that mediation agreements, also referred to as mediation settlements, are not legally binding. That is not the case. A mediation settlement can, if the…
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There is commonly held misconception about mediation and that, like a trial, it results in winners and losers. This simply is not the case. Mediation is about finding new and…
Simon Hughes, the newly appointed Justice Minister, has put his support behind the Government’s plans to make family mediation mandatory for any couple going through the divorce process.
A commonly heard refrain from couples who are clearly in a state of conflict and in a relationship which is clearly unhappy for both of them is that they are…
In March 2013 a number of very senior and well respected Circuit Judges produced a book entitled A Handbook for Litigants in Person which was published on their behalf by Linklaters. In the foreword…
The Civil Procedure Rules which lay down the processes and procedures governing civil actions in England and Wales have a lot to say about Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR. Section…
As you approach mediation you may be feeling nervous. Almost everyone who approaches mediation feels the same way, and it is perfectly understandable. At Hampshire Mediation our mediators are used…
