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I was rather sad to read the latest ‘success figures’ from the first year of Small Claims mediation at court.   HMCTS have reported that they have had 64,000...

In October 2024, the new Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), the law that governs all civil cases in England and Wales, came into effect regarding mediation. This was following the...

As well as belonging to The Society of Mediators and having ongoing training from them, I am also an associate member of the Civil Mediation Council, who provide excellent...

Welcome to Riviera Mediation. I wanted to set out why I have set up this business and why you can potentially benefit from it.

When I was training as a solicitor in Devon, I was shocked to learn that had I been practising in a different area of the country I would have...

I am often asked if we can contact the other side and ask them if they are willing to engage in mediation or whether they are willing to at...

During my work as a solicitor, one of the most frequent questions I got asked is can I get legal aid for my case? (Will the government effectively pay...

If the other side offers to mediate and you refuse it can potentially have extremely serious costs and consequences. My advice to all my clients is to mediate, because...

In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, the character Mike Campbell is asked how he went bankrupt. ‘Gradually then suddenly’ he replies. This is a hugely perceptive observation about...