Kellie-Jayne Cox

Biscoes are now offering advice and support around Special Educational Needs, including the EHCP process, mediation and tribunal applications. Here is a little more information about what that entails, from our specialist education lawyer, Kellie-Jayne...

A MIAMS is a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting. This is the first individual meeting conducted with a mediator, allowing the mediator to explain the mediation process in detail and assess the safety and suitability for mediation. Generally, the...

In 2024, we saw a shift towards real change for Non-Court Dispute Resolution across civil matters as well as family matters. Sadly, there are long timescales across many courts, which means that any court application in a family matter will often take...

After your individual meetings with the mediator, a joint session will be organised. This can be done either remotely or in person. If financial matters are being discussed, it will be very helpful to the mediator if some financial disclosure can be provided...

If you are trying to agree on child arrangements as part of your divorce or separation, it can often assist for the children, depending on their ages, to have their hopes and wishes taken into consideration. Child Inclusive Mediation is a structured process...