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

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • 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
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  • United Kingdom
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  • 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
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  • European Union
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  • 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

Consideration of adjudicator's jurisdiction

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • 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
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  • United Kingdom
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  • 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

Court rules that mediation and adjudication can run concurrently

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 25 2010

In Ericsson AB v EADS Defence & Security Systems Ltd 2009 EWHC 2598 (TCC) the court ruled that express wording was needed if parties wanted to make types of dispute resolution mutually exclusive

Lord Justice Jackson's review of civil litigation costs - views on ADR

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 25 2010

The final report in Lord Justice Jackson's year-long costs review was published on 14 January 2010

Correcting an adjudicator's mathematical errors

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 25 2010

Adjudication is often described as a "rough and ready" form of justice, where mistakes in decisions inevitably occur

Mediation in civil and commercial matters in Italy

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Italy
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  • February 25 2010

In June 2009, the Italian Senate approved reforms to the civil justice system (Law 182009, No. 69), including rules regulating and promoting the use of mediation in civil and commercial disputes