Family lawyers are divided over the impact of the extension of compulsory mediation assessment sessions announced by the Ministry of Justice last week. The requirement to attend a session currently ...

Courts are not checking whether divorcing couples have attended meetings to explore mediation and other alternatives before applying to start court proceedings, a survey has found.

Under a new pre-action protocol, divorcing couples and those with other private law disputes will have to contact a mediator and arrange for a mediation information and assessment meeting at their own ...