Abigail Holt here discusses her recent mediation experience and draws comparisons with the European perspective.
Online Mediation – The Mediator’s Perspective
The Coronavirus pandemic, the government imposed ‘lockdown’ and the extraordinary changes imposed on our everyday lives by social distancing measures that have come to symbolise 2020 have required a revolution in the justice system. The response of the justice system has been immense and the move to ‘remote hearings’ appears to be a culture shift […]
Mediation pilot – Court of Protection
On 1st October 2019, a nationwide mediation pilot was launched to run for approximately 18 months for cases which have been issued in the Court of Protection. This was foreshadowed earlier in the year at the Roundtable event. Dr Jaime Lindsey of the University of Essex will lead the independent, formal evaluation of how Court […]