Monday March 12, 2012 at 9:00am
At the turn of the year, Lord Wilson of Culworth, a justice of the Supreme Court, talked about the possible emergence of arbitration as an additional route for resolving disputes, and I cautiously welcomed it in a blog. Well, things have moved on and a new scheme has been launched to enable families to turn to arbitration to help settle disputes and avoid having to go to court.
If mediation and/or collaboration fails to reach agreement, the newly formed Institute of Family Law Ar....
Thursday May 5, 2011 at 10:00am
A month on from April 6 and I’m sure you all felt the disturbance in The Force as the new Family Procedure Rules came into effect. No? These are the guidelines that it is hoped will see thousands more divorcing couples trying the mediation route to reach a settlement rather than simply assuming they will see each other in court to thrash out the details of their split. Still a bit vague? You won’t be the only one. There is a suggestion that, though well intentioned, the changes may h....
Friday December 3, 2010 at 2:31pm
I blogged a few weeks ago about a wonderful resource from Cafcass called the Separated Parents Information Programme. This programme and its accompanying brochure is a mine of information on a range of issues, mostly but not exclusively related to children and how they are affected by separation.
Among the many topics covered is that of family mediation and whether or not it is a viable alternative to court. I thought it was a good issue to pick up on bearing in mind the Family Justice R....