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I wrote this over 20 years ago. Please accept the article with my compliments. There's nothing in it that's mediation heresy, and it's not new - but do call me out if you think things have changed, and to what? I got my learning from CEDR in the 1990s, then MATA workshops run by David Richbell, a larger-than-life US mediator and service provider at Resolution Resources Inc in Atlanta, USA. Then through observation and mentoring by the late and great David Richbell, Abraham P.

A quiet shift in building safety law: courts are making Building Liability Orders that reach parent and associated companies when SPV developers fail. Why 381 Southwark Park Road matters, and what to add to your due diligence.

The Arbitration Act 2025 promises faster, cheaper dispute resolution and reinforces London’s global status. But arbitration isn’t always the silver bullet, sometimes mediation is the real lifeline.

Delays and dysfunction are crippling the justice system, but mediation is proving to be a faster, more cost-effective way forward. With new court powers to direct parties to mediate, it’s becoming the lifeline many disputes need.

Mediation, as an alternative to litigation or formal arbitration, can often bring about a rapid solution to many construction, property...