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100	1		_aJoyce, Jacqui
245	0	0	_aCourts reinforce mediation message
260			_c2012
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(1230) 28 July 2012, 66-68(3)
520			_aReviews law cases which involved the courts considering the issues of penalties for one of the parties refusing to mediate. Practice Direction Pre-action Protocol encourages parties to seek Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) before going to trial. Mediation is the most common form of ADR. "Rolf v De Geurin" [2011] EWCA Civ 78 viewed as a lost opportunity of mediate, "PGF II SA v OMFS Company and another" [2012] EWHC 83 (TCC) noted that in a property dispute, obstacles to mediation should be resolve. "Swain Mason and others v Mills&Reeve" [2012] EWCA Civ 498 held that reasonable reasons to refuse to mediate is where one of the parties believes that they have a reasonable belief in a watertight case on liability and a professional reputational wish to be vindicated publicly.
590			_aKA
650	2	4	_aRolf v De Geurin
650	2	4	_aPGF II SA v OMFS Company and another
650	2	4	_aSwain Mason and others v Mills&Reeve
651		4	_aUnited Kingdom _y
690			_aDispute resolution _96236
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