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Amanda Clutterbuck, 64, and Ian Paton, 53, claimed Sara Al-Amoudi passed herself off as the daughter of a Saudi billionaire while conning them out of a £14m property portfolio of six London flats.
What is the role of the court where expert evidence is “uncontroverted”, but appears not to prove the claimant’s case to the requisite standard? The Court of Appeal had to contend with.
Peter Griffiths, 58, sued holiday giant TUI after he was struck down by stomach cramps, fever and diarrhoea while staying at the Aqua Fantasy Aqua Park Hotel and Spa in Turkey in 2014.
Industry experts have welcomed the senior judiciary’s decision to give the green light to compulsory mediation – but warned against trying to do it on the cheap.
The Civil Justice Council last week reported that mandatory ADR was compatible with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and therefore lawful. The report was commissioned by the master of the rolls, a keen advocate for ADR, and is likely to herald a major shift in dispute resolution.
Lady Justice Asplin, chair of the judicial/ADR liaison committee, said the report provides a chance to initiate a ‘change of culture’ in civil justice.