Bloomsbury Mediation Law and Civil Practice

A practical and detailed resource on the law and practice of mediation as it stands right now. Mediation Law and Civil Practice, Second Edition examines the position of mediation within the civil justice system in England and Wales, providing an essential read for mediators, mediation providers, lawyers, judges, academics and students. The book traces the evolution of the relationship between the courts and mediation, discussing all the significant judgments relating to mediation over the last 25 years as well as exploring the key concepts at the heart of mediation and all the latest developments. The Second Edition also discusses: the attitudes generated by the Jackson Review and Briggs LJ's reforms proposed in the Chancery Modernisation Review and his Civil Courts Structure Review AB v CD, in which a mediator has now given evidence in an English court, MWB Business Centres v Rock and related cases on varying 'whole agreement' clauses protocols, which, despite modification, remain inconsistent in their treatment of ADR impact of the EU Directive and the EU Consumer Directive the CJC Working Group report on ADR and Civil Justice (of which Tony Allen was a member) Mediation Law and Civil Practice also challenges the status quo by casting doubt on some decisions and generates alternative thinking around current legal and practice concepts.