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The Olympic Games: Swift justice through the CAS Ad Hoc Division
Tim Lowles
29 January 2026
Mental capacity concerns in family mediation
Family dynamics are complex at the best of times. When one family member is unwell, stress and worry can quickly lead to friction and mistrust among siblings and parents alike.
29 January 2026
What to expect at a Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs)
Hi, I’m Olivia, a family lawyer and mediator at Kingsley Napley LLP working alongside four other brilliant mediators in our team. In this short blog, I set out what you can expect from your first meeting with a family mediator.
30 January 2025
How can mediation help couples discuss prenuptial agreements?
Tim Whitney and Connie Atkinson are both mediators and members of a Family Law Agreements Group in which they share ideas and expertise in respect of pre and postnuptial and other family agreements. In this blog Tim and Connie explore the use of mediation for couples entering into a prenuptial agreement.
29 January 2025
Experts in mediation – a case study
When dealing with the arrangements following separation, sometimes individuals need more than just the advice of a solicitor. Experts are frequently brought in to advise on specialist areas, such as taxation and pensions. The court process is adversarial in nature, and as such can easily become a breeding ground for polarised views and distrust. Expert opinions relied on by one party can be viewed with suspicion by the other, leading to lengthy (and costly) questions about, or submissions in respect of, those opinions. Each person may feel it necessary to seek their own expert advice in the background…double the experts usually means double the costs, reducing the total resources left to be shared.
29 May 2024
Court as a last resort!
How you approach resolving a dispute with your ex-partner, whether regarding finances or your children, is an important first step in your case and can set the tone moving forward. Whilst previously, alternative ways of resolving disputes outside of court proceedings (now defined as non-court dispute resolution or ‘NCDR’)were always available options, under new procedure rules that have recently come intof force there is now a far greater expectation that parties should actively engage in NCDR throughout the entirety of proceedings with possible financial consequences if they do not.