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Lord Woolf to mediate claim by family of Iraqi civilian beaten to death by British Soldiers Print E-mail

Former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf has been appointed mediator in a high-profile compensation claim by the family of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi hotel worker beaten to death by British soldiers in Basra five years ago. The mediation is scheduled for the first week in June at a venue still to be determined.

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Urgent Mediation Service Launched Print E-mail
As of 20 May, Littleton Chambers is offering a new, rapid-response mediation service. According to Richard Price QC, under the new regime,  ‘a phone call in the morning could lead to a mediated exit agreement that same day.’
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Conciliators Plan Strike Action over Pay Print E-mail
On 17 March members of the Commercial Services union at ACAS will commence industrial action pending resolution of a dispute over pay. The reconciliation body, which is expected to play a central role in resolving disputes under the terms of the forthcoming Employment Bill, appears unable to resolve its own disputes.
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Baxendale Bows Out Print E-mail

Presiley Baxendale QC, a formidable advocate, former head of Blackstone Chambers and latterly one of the UK’s leading mediators, is set to retire at the end of March 2008. Her reasons for doing so, aged 57, remain private.

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Global Standards 'Impossibly Cumbersome' Print E-mail
Amid fierce opposition from some leading mediators, The Netherlands-based International Mediation Institute (IMI) announced the composition of its standards commission in January. 
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