UK Courts May Be Signaling A Preference For Mediation

By Bryan Shacklady and Joe May ( March 22, 2022, 4:02 PM EDT) -- Attention has recently focused on the Dec. 9, 2021, decision of Master Richard Davison in the Queen's Bench Division to order compulsory alternative dispute resolution between the parties in a high-value contentious claim under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, albeit by consent. The case was not publicly handed down, and some commentary has focused on the belief that the order is the first of its kind....

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