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Supreme Court clarifies arbitrators' disclosure duties
Further appointment should have been revealed, but no risk of bias

IBA stages two open-access Scottish focused events
First Minister interview, and dispute resolution panel session, on tomorrow

Online training to help separated parents
Initiative will focus on children’s wellbeing

Pandemic sees ICCA Congress pushed back again
Edinburgh event now scheduled for September 2021

Singapore Convention will assist mediation enforcement
Businesses can seek court assistance in ratifying countries (not yet UK)

Hearts, Partick relegation dispute sent to arbitration
Judge rules SFA articles apply on clubs' complaint of unfair prejudice

Morton Fraser offers fixed price employment mediation
Online service launches in response to changing demand in wake of pandemic

Specialists team up to launch online resolution service
All-female panel seeks to meet need arising from COVID-19 shutdown

SME bank dispute service reports positive first results
Business Banking Resolution Service publishes interim report on live pilot

ICCA Congress rescheduled for February 2021
Global May event in Edinburgh put off due to COVID-19

ICCA Edinburgh Congress postponed due to coronavirus
Biennial global event to be rescheduled for 2020 or 2021

Children's needs facility opened at Tribunals Centre
Additional support needs hearings boosted by sensory needs suites

Adjudicator award enforced despite "without prejudice" reliance
Judge finds no impropriety or breach of natural justice

QC appointed to international art disputes tribunal
John Campbell QC to join The Hague-based Court of Arbitration for Art

Clyde & Co offers dispute resolution agency service
Firms can outsource resolution while retaining client relationships

Ministers to seek views on mediation potential
Consultation promised following independent review

Partnership to promote Scotland as dispute resolution centre
Professional bodies and Government in new collaborative venture

Glasgow Tribunals Centre officially opened
Atlantic Quay building opened by Scottish and UK Presidents

Scottish Arbitration Centre launches Ambassador scheme
28 practitioners will promote Scotland globally

Administrative justice system needs "recharge": Society
President points to Scottish social security approach as model

Code of conduct introduced for family mediators
New code and statement intended to enhance accreditation scheme

Surveys now running as Society looks into ADR and pro bono provision
Research projects focus on access to legal advice and services

Faculty to stage special conference on arbitration
May event will look ahead to ICCA 2020

Lawyer sees growing interest in settling disputes in Scotland
Jim Cormack welcomes more businesses choosing Scotland over England