Should alternative dispute resolution be compulsory?
The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, gave an interesting talk at Hull University on the 26th March 2021 at the re-launch of their mediation centre. The full text is here. I was particularly interested to read that The Civil Justice Council is looking at whether it is desirable for any forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to be made compulsory, and if so in what circumstances. The very nature of mediation, as a form of ADR, is that the parties participate on a