Litigation is defined as: “the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can be made.” One of the first lessons I learned growing up was not to judge or form an opinion without hearing both sides of a story. Ironic, that I ended up qualifying as a solicitor, a profession in which I acted for one side only, […]

The general objective of the Mediation Bill 2017 is to promote mediation as a viable, effective and efficient alternative to court proceedings thereby reducing legal costs, speeding up the resolution of disputes and relieving the stress involved in court proceedings. The proposed Bill will: introduce an obligation on solicitors and barristers to advise parties to disputes to […]