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ACAS reports increase in use of mediation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 22 2010

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) published its annual report on 26 July 2010

Civil Mediation Council guidance on mediators' obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 22 2010

Section 328 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (PoCA) provides that it is an offence for a person to be involved in an arrangement that he knows or suspects will facilitate the acquisition, retention, use or control of criminal property by or on behalf of another person

Parties reach settlement in long-running Wembley litigation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 22 2010

This summer, the dispute between Brookfield Construction (formerly Multiplex Construction) and Mott MacDonald (2010 EWHC 659 (TCC)) finally settled

Update on implementation of the EU Mediation Directive

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • September 22 2010

As previously reported, EU directive 200852EC (the Mediation Directive) was adopted on 23 April 2008

New laws in Russia set out sound framework for mediation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Russia
  • -
  • September 22 2010

On 30 July 2010, following several years of debate regarding the need for ADR in the Russian justice system, the federal law on alternative dispute resolution procedure with the participation of an intermediary (193-FZ) was promulgated

Hong Kong mediation and arbitration scheme demonstrates success in dealing with Lehman-related claims

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Hong Kong
  • -
  • September 22 2010

In October 2008, following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) would administer a mediation and arbitration scheme to assist parties with claims arising out of the Lehman bankruptcy to settle their disputes through mediation and, if unsuccessful, arbitration

Consideration of adjudicator's jurisdiction

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 22 2010

In the recent case of Aedifice Partnership v Shah 2010 EWHC 2106, Mr Justice Akenhead in the Technology and Construction Court (TCC), had to decide whether a party had adequately reserved its right to object to an adjudicator's jurisdiction

Endorsement of mediation by Court of Appeal

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 22 2010

In July of this year Lord Justice Mummery in the Court of Appeal endorsed the use of mediation as a dispute resolution tool in Pennock v Hodgson 2010 EWCA Civ 873

ECJ issues its opinion in support of Italian mandatory mediation rules

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Italy
  • -
  • September 22 2010

In our 21 June 2010 ADR e-bulletin we reported on the implementation of new domestic Italian legislation requiring parties to engage in mediation as a pre-condition to accessing the Italian courts in many types of disputes

Russian mediation law comes into force

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Russia
  • -
  • January 31 2011

On 1 January 2011, the Federal Law on Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure with the participation of an Intermediary (193-FZ) came into force in Russia

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