A KNOTTY PROBLEM: CAN THE COURT STAY PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER THE PARTIES TO ENGAGE IN ADR? YES IT CAN … BUT…

In Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 1416 the Court of Appeal considered the question of whether the courts can stay an action to, effectively, compel the parties to engage in ADR.  It was held that the courts do have such power, however there is no definitive guidanc...