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Civil Mediation Council 2014 National Conference
“Mediation and Government Mediation and and the Law” is the subject for this year’s annual National CMC Conference to be held on Thursday 22nd May 2014 at the Mets Hotel in Leeds. For further information on the conference speakers and …
Professor Michael HJ Vloeberghs MD, PhD joins FHC For Mediation Panel
Professor Vloeberghs, Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon,has been an expert witness in medico-legal work since 1993. He currently provide approximately 50 reports per year spread between 40% claimant, 40% defendant and 20% single joint expert. He attends court as an expert witness …
European Parliament Mediation Survey Results
Giuseppe De Palo will present the results of the survey at one of the break-out sessions of the CMC Conference. The authors are Giuseppe and colleagues from ADR Center – Member of JAMS International, and Hamline University School of Law. …
CMC BOARD ELECTION 2014
13th February 2014 CMC BOARD ELECTION 2014 – CMC Election Results I, His Honour Judge Michael Horowitz, certify that I viewed and checked the list of votes cast in the 2014 CMC Board Elections today at the International Dispute Resolution …
Forensic Healthcare Services Achieves ISO 9001 Registration From The British Assessment Bureau 12/02/14
Forensic Healthcare Services has achieved the internationally recognised ISO9001,establishing it as one of the leaders in its field. This independent assessment was conducted by the leading Certification Body, the British Assessment Bureau and demonstrates Forensic Healthcare Services commitment to customer …
Judy Payne-James & Dr Payne-James attend CMC Organised Academic Mediation Seminar
A series of seminars exploring the current issues in Alternative Dispute Resolution has been established by the Civil Mediation Council Academic Committee.The first one ” Online Dispute Resolution: How close to becoming a reality?” was held at Queen Mary University …
Court of Appeal Confirms Mediation is a Flexible Process
Frost v Wake Smith and Tofields Solicitors [2013] EWCA Civ 1960 (19 June 2013) In the above case the Court of Appeal has confirmed that mediation is a flexible process and solicitors cannot be held responsible for final agreements not …
Stephen Ruttle QC Joins FHC for Mediation Panel
Stephen Ruttle QC has been a full time ADR practitioner for over 10 years and spends the majority of his time mediating major disputes in the UK and internationally. He has successfully mediated close to 1000 intractable commercial disputes with …
Professor Paul Marks becomes a Coroner
Professor Paul Marks, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Mediator and Coroner for East Riding of Yorkshire and Kingston-upon-Hull, is now also Acting Coroner for West Yorkshire West. Professor Marks provides independent expert advice on clinical negligence and personal injury claims that relate to …