Seals & anor v Williams [2015] EWHC 1829 (Ch)

The 1975 Act: The finest of balances

Laura Abbott explores whether ADR should be compulsory in Inheritance Act cases ‘The judge felt that she could not be certain that the intention of the CPR was to impose ADR on parties who do not consent and so she held that the High Court does not have the power to order it.’ An Inheritance …

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Insights By Penningtons Manches: ENE takers?

Clare Arthurs and Richard Marshall assess the value of early neutral evaluations ‘The main benefit of early neutral evaluation (ENE) is that it gives the parties a clear idea of how their case (or a specific legal, factual or evidential issue) might be perceived by a judge.’ Litigation, the Pre-Action Practice Direction tells us, should …

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