The Jackson ADR Handbook was created following recommendations by Lord Justice Jackson that an authoritative handbook for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) should be prepared. The first edition laid a strong foundation as an essential guide to ADR and received judicial endorsement in the Court of Appeal and the Technology and Construction Court. With the benefit of a few years hindsight on the implementation of the Jackson reforms, this new edition builds on the success of the first edition to provide an updated guide to all aspects of ADR. With a strong focus on practical guidance, this second edition maintains the concise and user-friendly format of the first. It includes an in-depth overview of the different options and principles of ADR, as well as sections on: the interplay between ADR, CPR, and litigation; negotiation; mediation; recording and enforcing settlement; and other alternative dispute resolution options, as well as giving a summary of the international perspective. Additional materials such as mediation providers, specimen documents, precedents, and practice tips are available on a companion website.


Susan Blake, Barrister and Associate Dean at City Law School, City University London, City University London, Julie Browne, Barrister and Deputy Course Director of the Bar Professional Training Course at City Law School, City University London, City University London, Stuart Sime, Barrister and CourseDirector of the Bar Professional Training Course at City Law School, City University London, City University LondonProfessor Susan Blake is Associate Dean at City Law School, City University London. She worked at the Bar for 3 years, in civil and family practice. She was Programme Director of the Bar Vocational Course in its early years, and has more recently developed LLM provision. She is the author of APractical Approach to Effective Litigation, and co-author of A Practical Approach to ADR, both published by Oxford University Press. Julie Browne is a Deputy Course Director of the BPTC at City University London, where she teaches advocacy, civil litigation, drafting, company law and commercial law. She was called to the Bar in 1989 and during 10 years in full-time practice, she undertook a wide variety of general civil and commercial work, including insolvency, company and property litigation. She is the series editor of the 14 bar vocational manuals, a contributor to Blackstone’s Civil Practice, and co-author of A Practical Approach to ADR, both published by Oxford University Press. She is also an experienced CPD trainer in advocacy, evidence, case preparation, drafting, and litigation. Professor Stuart Sime is the Course Director of the full-time BPTC at City University London, where he teaches civil litigation, commercial and company law. He was a practising barrister until 2005. In his early career he spent a number of years in the litigation department of the Treasury Solicitor’s Office. He is joint Editor of Blackstone’s Civil Practice, the author of A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure and co-author of A Practical Approach to ADR, all published by Oxford University Press.