<p>Features:<br />
Provides authoritative guidance on the law of compromise.<br />
Establishes the legal foundations of compromise and the essential requirements of a valid compromise.<br />
Goes through the procedure of compromise, its machinery and methods, with particular attention to Part 36 of the CPR in connection with disputes resolved within England and Wales.<br />
Considers the consequences of a compromise and the effects of a breach.<br />
Examines the enforcement of a compromise and how a compromise is put into effect.<br />
Explains the practice of challenging the validity of (or &lsquo;impeaching&rsquo;) a compromise in order to have it set aside.<br />
Deals individually with different types of dispute, including: settlements in Chancery litigation; matrimonial, family and inheritance disputes; serious personal injury claims involving children or patients; employment contract disputes; disputes in administrative law; landlord and tenant, boundary, and construction disputes.<br />
Includes analysis of the compromise of arbitrations, domestic and international, appeals and compromises achieved through all forms of ADR.<br />
Discusses the proper role of legal advisers (whether barrister, solicitor or other appropriate representative) in the process of compromise, including consideration of skills, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities.<br />
Covers insurance interests and compromise.<br />
Offers guidance and advice throughout as to best practice, for example as to what professional ethics and responsibility require in various situations.<br />
Covers all aspects of the settlement of international commercial disputes whether achieved with the assistance of mediation or otherwise.</p>
