Civil Procedure and Alternatives to Litigation, ADR
Convenor
Call for Papers
Abstracts may only be submitted via the Easy Chair system
. They must be no longer than 300 words and must include your title, name and institutional affiliation and your email address for correspondence.
The deadline for the submissions is Monday 19 January 2015.
This stream considers two related and rapidly developing areas of law: civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution. In particular, the area of civil procedure is attracting a great deal of interest, especially in the light of Lord Justice Jackson's reforms and its impact upon civil justice generally, including the area of ADR.
This stream also considers alternatives to litigation, in particular domestic and international arbitration.
Areas of interest for this stream would include (but are not limited to):
-All aspects of the Civil Procedure Rules
-All aspects of the Civil Justice System
-The Jackson Reforms on costs
-Alternative Dispute Resolution methods (mediation, negotiation etc)
-Arbitration
If you are unsure as to whether your paper fits within this stream then please do not hesitate to contact the convenor.
Session Programme (Papers and rooms are subject to change)
Tuesday: Session 2: Ramphal Room 1.15
Session Title
Papers: Rhetoric and Civil Justice: A commentary on the promotion of mediation without conviction in England and Wales - Debbie De Girolamo
'QOCS quirks and the quixotic quid pro quo’: Qualified One-Way Costs Shifting and Access to Justice - John Bates.
THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE JUDGE IN THE CIVIL PROCEDURE IN MEXICO - Amalia Patricia Cobos Campos, Enrique Antonio Carrete Solís and Carlos Severiano Díaz Rey.
'Lies, damned lies and … strike-outs’: Access to justice and the new duty to strike out ‘fundamentally dishonest’ claims in their entirety - John Bates.