{"id":123,"date":"2012-06-15T10:27:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T10:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.securelegalservices.kaweb-apoc.co.uk\/news\/?p=123"},"modified":"2012-09-20T21:21:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T21:21:17","slug":"costs-and-mediation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securelegalservices.co.uk\/news\/costs\/costs-and-mediation\/","title":{"rendered":"Costs and Mediation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Government has announced plans to introduce compulsory mediation for all small claims below \u00a35,000 whilst a pilot scheme in respect of cases going to the Court of Appeal started on 2nd<\/sup> April 2012 and is due to run for a year. Importantly, the judiciary appears to support the use of mediation as a means of reducing costs.<\/p>\n

The pilot scheme in respect of cases going to the Court of Appeal \u2013 The Court of Appeal Mediation Scheme (CAMS) \u2013 is to be managed by the Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR). The pilot applies to all personal injury and contract claims up to the value of \u00a3100,000.00 for which permission to appeal is sought and obtained. Unless a Judge exceptionally directs otherwise the matter will automatically be referred for mediation to CEDR.\u00a0 It is intended that Litigants in Person involved in an appeal who qualify for free Legal Help will be assisted to find a pro bono<\/em> legal advisor by LawWorks.<\/p>\n

A recent personal injury case Ghaith v Indesit Company UK Limited<\/em> [2012] EWCA Civ 642<\/a> has highlighted the importance of mediation. Ghaith<\/em> was a comparatively straight claim for personal injury suffered by the Claimant whilst in the employ of the Defendant.\u00a0 The claim was unsuccessful but the Claimant was given leave to appeal. Longmore LJ, allowing the appeal and referring it back to the County Court for an assessment of quantum, said that it was \u201ca great pity\u201d that the Defendant had rejected mediation in respect of the appeal which he said would \u201cinevitably result in a substantial increase in costs\u201d.\u00a0 It would therefore appear inevitable that the Defendant will bear a heavy costs penalty for its refusal to mediate which would draw parallels with the case of Dunnett v Rail Track Plc<\/em> [2002] when the Court of Appeal refused to grant a Costs Order to Rail Track on the basis of its refusal to use mediation.<\/p>\n

Both Claimants and Defendants should take note of Ghaith<\/em> and start to brush up their mediation skills and training.\u00a0 Mediation is also going to be of increasing importance and relevance in the area of legal costs and the ACL is running what is expected to be the first of many costs mediation courses in association with the London School of Mediation (LSM)\u00a0in September this year.<\/p>\n

Secure Legal Services Ltd\u00a0are firm supporters of alternative dispute methods,\u00a0we are not only\u00a0accomplished Costs Specialists, we are also experienced\u00a0qualified Civil & Commercial Mediators’ accredited by the London School of Mediation, and members of both\u00a0the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Civil Mediation Council.
\nWe\u00a0mediate a wide variety of Civil & Commercial disputes\u00a0\u00a0by supporting the parties to identify simple long-term solutions to complex problems, ranging from low value financial disputes to seemingly intractable multi-million pound commercial cases.
\nSecure Legal Services also offer Costs Mediation Conferences by telephone at competative fixed rates.<\/p>\n

Call us on: 01543 492 135 for more details or email us via the ‘Contact Us’ page and we’ll call you straight back.<\/p>\n

**** \u00a0Here at Secure Legal Services we\u00a0believe the real art of mediation lies in excavating beneath a parties “position” and discovering a need or a want.\u00a0We believe that ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ are the engine and wheels of every successful negotiation\u00a0 ****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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