2022 again saw a prolonged court dispute between a family and a Hospital trust over the treatment of a critically ill child felt by doctors to have no conceivable prospect of recovery.

The practicality of the mediation process perhaps discourages mediators from indulging too much in the way that jurisdictions define the legal and regulatory framework in which we all do our work.

I was saddened to learn recently that my dear friend and mentor Jim Henry had passed.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), the notion that computerised systems can replace human thought processes and interactions, continues to gain traction in all areas of life including the legal profession and in particular in the field of dispute resolution.