“Divorcing couples will be referred to mediation to sort out most disputes before they are allowed to use the courts, the government is announcing.”
BBC News, 23rd February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The first working day of the year is when lawyers, marriage counsellors and family mediators report the most enquiries from people intending to separate — which has sometimes led to it being coined ‘Divorce Day’ by the media.”
Ministry of Justice, 4th January 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Divorce can be a highly complex issue and many people going through it feel legal representation is vital. Until now, legal aid has been available to fund it, but new legislation means it will no longer be available in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 8th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Individuals should play a greater role in solving their problems rather than turning to the courts, justice minister Jonathan Djanogly said last week as he set out the government’s plan to support mediation in the wake of its proposals to slash legal aid.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Mediation ‘cannot be a substitute for justice’, the master of the rolls warned this week, in a view that appears sharply at odds with government proposals to replace many legal aid-funded cases with alternative dispute resolution.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th November 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judiciary of England and Wales, 11th November 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“A UK Government minister has proposed the creation of a mediation service for people who think their right to privacy has been violated on the internet. The mediation could result in the removal of material, Ed Vaizey said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
“Lord chancellor and lord chief justice share a talent for bluntness, but who is the most realistic about how the deficit will affect the legal system?”
The Guardian, 28th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers will be kept out of thousands of family dispute cases every year in a shake-up of divorce laws.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Family solicitors have warned that government plans to divert private law disputes over children away from the courts and towards mediation may not lead to child-focused outcomes.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Feuding parents could be refused legal aid in custody battles unless they try mediation first, the justice minister signalled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Minister Jonathan Djanogly has said that more use should be made of mediation as an alternative to using courts in civil and family justice disputes.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th September 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Mediation provided by judges in Employment Tribunal cases has failed to achieve the anticipated time and cost savings over unmediated cases, the results of a pilot scheme have revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Campaigners have voiced concerns over a growing number of non-Muslims using Islamic law to resolve legal disputes in Britain despite controversy over the role of sharia law.”
The Guardian, 14th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Collaborative law has proved a huge success for divorcing couples and could soon be extended into the commercial arena, one of the UK’s most senior judges said last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Should divorcing couples be compelled to consider mediation before they can go to court?”
The Times, 15th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Divorcing and separating couples would be compelled to consider mediation before going to court, under plans being drawn up by ministers.”
The Times, 14th September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Divorcing and separating couples could be compelled to consider mediation before going to court under plans being examined by the Ministry of Justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd September 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Increasing numbers of non-Muslims are turning to Sharia courts to resolve commercial disputes and other civil matters, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“This week witnessed clashes between Lord Woolf, architect of the civil justice reforms of ten years ago, and Professor Dame Hazel Genn over the topic of her recent Hamlyn lectures, where she argued that the main thrust of civil justice reform was not about more access, nor about more justice. ‘It is simply about diversion of disputants away from the courts.'”
The Times, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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