Intervenor Cases: Preliminary Issue Hearing or FDR (or NCDR)?
Should case management decisions in intervenor cases place greater focus on the opportunities presented by an FDR or NCDR taking place prior to a preliminary issue hearing?
NCDR
As NCDR Rule Changes Reach Toddlerhood, Are They Hitting Their Milestones?
In April 2024 there was a great deal of optimism that the new rules and pre-action protocols would inform practice and change culture around NCDR. However, two years on, what has really changed?
The ‘Manchester Model’; Combining ENE/pFDRs and LAM (Lawyer Assisted Mediation). The Most Effective NCDR in Financial Remedy Cases?
This article examines a combined non-court dispute resolution model for financial remedy cases, bringing together early neutral evaluation/private FDR and lawyer-assisted or hybrid mediation within a single coordinated process.
From Barrister to Neutral – Building a Practice in Non-Court Dispute Resolution
[2026] 2 FRJ 160. The author explains how he came to develop a practice in non-court dispute resolution, how he made the transition, and shares some reflections for anyone thinking about doing the same.
DR Corner: The Role of the Lawyer in Mediation
This article focuses on mediation, and specifically civil/commercial and hybrid mediation, deployed in the family law context. What is mediation? What are the essentials of the different types of mediation? How do they compare? And what are the key points that family lawyers need to understand?
Non Court Dispute Resolution – What Difference Does a Year (and a Bit) Make?
Important revisions to both FPR Part 3 and Part 28 came into effect on 29 April 2024 when the material parts of the Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 came into force.
The financial remedies pre-application protocol (annexed to PD 9A) was rewritten by the Financial Procedure Rule Committee
Justice that Heals: Lessons from Singapore’s Family Justice System
In the early 19th century, Britain was importing tea from China and financing the trade by illegally exporting opium (grown in British-controlled India) to China. The British East India Company required a port along the India–China maritime route to support this ‘commerce’ and to counter growing Dutch influence in