- Podcast Location:
- Download it here [file size: 23.2 MB]
- Categories:
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Dispute Resolution
- CPD Points:
- Up to one point - details »
Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors, Barristers and Legal Executives:
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
- Cost:
- Standard rate: £45+VAT - Corporate users will pay less.
- Length:
- 30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz) - Plays on Computer:
- Yes Downloadable as MP3: Yes
- Contributor(s):
- Course Aims:
This CPDcast aims to examine what a lawyer should do in advising on, preparing for and appearing at a mediation.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Know whether correspondence leading up to a mediation are covered by 'without prejudice' privilege;
- Understand the lawyer's role in the process;
- Know what key aspects of mediation should be explained to a client;
- Understand the advantages of mediation;
- Appreciate when mediation is an acceptable option;
- Know when the right time to mediate is;
- Understand how a lawyer should decide on a mediator;
- Know who is expected to attend at a mediation;
- Understand the issues surrounding who speaks at a mediation;
- Know what a position statement entails;
- Appreciate that a lawyer's role at a mediation is different to that experienced in litigation;
- Know what each session in the mediation will involve;
- Know when negotiations for settlement are expected to start.
- Level:
- General Interest
- Classification:
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Introduction
Practical Guide
Procedural
- Sources and References:
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- Nigel Whitman Ltd v Smith & Isaacs [2008] EWHC 12 TCC.
In this CPDcast Philip Bartle QC, a barrister and mediator at Littleton Chambers discusses the keys aspects of mediation. He examines what issues need to be explained to a client including the benefits of a mediation. He also explains the important elements of a mediation including timings and necessary documentation.