The extent of mediation’s use in the Court of Protection (CoP) is something of an unknown. A practitioner-led mediation scheme is currently being piloted, providing access to highly skilled mediators at legal aid rates and Dr Jaime Lindsey is currently carrying out the independent evaluation of it. The Office of the Public Guardian also recently carried […]
Legally Binding Agreements
Three pieces of news before autumn: heads of terms agreed at a mediation were found to constitute a legally binding contract between the parties in the Abberley case; the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is running a ‘proof of concept’ pilot as it decides whether to introduce formal mediation as one of its routes to dispute resolution […]
