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Temple Garden Chambers barristers have been at the forefront of developments in Alternative Dispute Resolution (‘ADR’), shaping the development of ADR models tailor made to their clients’ needs in the fields of personal injury, clinical negligence, insurance, commercial agreements and costs.

Temple Garden barristers have established a strong reputation for excellence in ADR tactics and advocacy, both written and oral, and a track record of success of the full range of ADR modalities:

  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Ombudsman Schemes
  • Early Neutral or Independent Evaluation

The requirement to consider mediation has existed since Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust [2004].   However, the pandemic and increasing Court backlog caused a significant explosion in the types of ADR, both conciliatory and evaluative, and their uptake, as parties look to get their claims resolved more efficiently.

The trend was accelerated by Sir Geoffrey Vos MR’s endorsement of the Civil Justice Council’s report on ‘Compulsory ADR’ (12 July 2021):

As I have said before, ADR should no longer be viewed as ‘alternative’, but as an integral part of the dispute resolution process; that process should focus on ‘resolution’ rather an ‘dispute’ and open the door to a significant shift towards earlier resolution.

In Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC [2023] EWCA Civ 1416, Sir Geoffrey Vos MR went even further.   Courts can and will order parties to engage in non-Court based dispute resolution, and are likely to be more inclined to impose adverse costs orders on parties who do not utilise such processes.

Non-Court based dispute resolution is usually in the best interests of the parties.  The NHSR are backing ‘Mandatory’ Neutral Evaluation for Clinical Negligence claims, and the take up of evaluative solutions that mirror a Court trial is continually increasing.

Temple Garden Chambers barristers are expert in assisting clients in the selection of the correct ADR modality for their particular dispute and guiding then through to successful resolution of their claims.

Members of chambers also offer services as specialised costs mediators, whether through CADR or by way of direct instructions.

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For more information contact our clerks on +44 (0)20 7583 1315 or send us an email.

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ADR & Mediation Barristers

ADR & Mediation
Clinical Negligence
Costs & Litigation Funding
Credit Hire
Motor Insurance Fraud
Personal Injury

James Laughland

Call 1991

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Personal Injury
Costs & Litigation Funding
Clinical Negligence
ADR & Mediation
Collective Redress

Richard Wilkinson

Call 1992

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Collective Redress
ADR & Mediation
Clinical Negligence
Personal Injury

Peter Freeman

Call 1992

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Personal Injury
Clinical Negligence
Product Liability
Insurance
Motor Insurance Fraud
Professional Negligence
Costs & Litigation Funding
Health & Safety
Collective Redress
ADR & Mediation

Lionel Stride

Call 2005

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Personal Injury
Motor Insurance Fraud
Clinical Negligence
Costs & Litigation Funding
ADR & Mediation
Automated & Electric Vehicles

Anthony Johnson

Call 2006

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B v R

03/02/2022

Lionel Stride (instructed by Rebecca Smith at Stewarts and closely assisted by James Arney KC in preparation for the mediation) represented the passenger (a qualified pilot) in a High Court claim arising out of a light aircraft accident, allegedly caused...
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T v N

20/09/2021

Marcus Grant represented a 36-year-old prison officer who recovered £430,000 in respect of a mild traumatic brain injury [“MTBI”] and associated audiovestibular [“AV”] and psychological injuries after being knocked off her motorcycle at low speed. Following the accident she developed...
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S v B & C

20/08/2021

High Court spinal cord injury claim. Lionel is being led by Simon Browne QC (instructed by Amber Braybrooke and Patrick Maguire) in a tragic spinal cord injury case arising out of high-speed collision. The Claimant was a teenager at the...
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S (on behalf of her estate and dependants) v RFL NHS Trust

20/08/2021

High Court clinical negligence case. Lionel Stride (instructed by Laura Cleevely at Slater & Gordon) represented the family of a patient who tragically died following a negligent failure to diagnose a facial lesion as Squamous Cell Carcinoma despite vulnerability from...
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H v L NHS Foundation Trust

20/08/2021

High Court clinical negligence case. Lionel Stride (instructed by Mathew Smith of Slater & Gordon) represented a man who had been misdiagnosed with metastatic cancer rather than (transient) inflammatory disease, leading to intensive pharmacological treatment that caused permanent physical harm...
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W v ESH NHS Trust

26/04/2021

High Court clinical negligence case. Lionel Stride (instructed by Iona Smith and James Roberts at Gaby Hardwicke) represented an elderly lady who tragically lost a leg as a result of an alleged failure to diagnose a pseudoaneurysm following re-hospitalisation after...
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