Lord Faulks, Justice Minister, gave the keynote address at the Civil Mediation Council conference on 22nd May.
Following their meeting on 9th April, the CMC announced the appointment of Katie Bradford as Vice-Chair.
Quentin Smith has been awarded "Mediation Achiever of the Year" sponsored by Proclaim Case Management Software.
The Court of Appeal has ruled on a case to 'send out an important message to civil litigants, requiring them to engage with a serious invitation to participate in ADR.....'
The International Mediation Institute has introduced competency criteria for mediation advocates and advisors.
Iain Christie appointed as Secretary of the Civil Mediation Council
Mark Jackson-Stops raises over £4,000 in overnight charity bike ride around London
At 10.40pm on Saturday, 8th June, Mark Jackson-Stops will set off from Crystal Palace on Nightrider 2013 to undertake a 100kms ride around central London to raise funds for two charities.
Under its new Chairman, Sir Alan Ward, the CMC has launched a consultation process from its Members and "Stakeholders" into whether mediator accreditation will advance the credibility and reputation of mediation.
Next month, radical reforms will be implemented to the costs regime in civil litigation.
In Place of Strife mediator Liz Rivers interviewed on BBC radio Vanessa Feltz Show
University College London (UCL) took the first prize at the third Mediation Skills Competition.