Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust; Steel v Joy and Halliday
Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust; Steel v Joy and Halliday
- 2004
- Weekly Law Reports [2004] 1 WLR 3002-3025(23) .
[2004] EWCA Civ 576, 11 May 2004. Two appeals heard together that considered the question of whether a court should impose a costs sanction against a successful litigant on the grounds that he or she had refused to take part in an alternative dispute resolution or mediation process. Paras 1 to 35 explain the background to each case and the judge's reasons for dismissing claims which were upheld by CA on appeal. "Halsey" provides useful guidance as to what might be sound reasons not to mediate. View judgment at www.bailii.org.
HALSEY V MILTON KEYNES GENERAL NHS TRUST
MEDIATION SCHEMES
COSTS
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
[2004] EWCA Civ 576, 11 May 2004. Two appeals heard together that considered the question of whether a court should impose a costs sanction against a successful litigant on the grounds that he or she had refused to take part in an alternative dispute resolution or mediation process. Paras 1 to 35 explain the background to each case and the judge's reasons for dismissing claims which were upheld by CA on appeal. "Halsey" provides useful guidance as to what might be sound reasons not to mediate. View judgment at www.bailii.org.
HALSEY V MILTON KEYNES GENERAL NHS TRUST
MEDIATION SCHEMES
COSTS
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION