No Disputing That

In Episode 30 of No Disputing That, Gregory Hunt is joined by Matt Molloy - adjudicator, arbitrator, academic researcher, and now Master of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators. Their conversation covers: • The Worshipful Company’s role in promoting arbitration and supporting the wider legal community • How statutory adjudication emerged to solve the UK construction industry’s cash flow crisis •...

Gregory Hunt speaks with Tim Wallis, Director of Trust Mediation, about how mediation has evolved from its roots in personal injury and clinical negligence to the age of AI and technology-assisted resolution. They discuss the development of the NHS Resolution mediation process, the founding of Trust Mediation, and how mediators can balance innovation with the human touch that defines their work. 🎙...

Earlier this week, Gregg Hunt and Kelly Thornton ran Hunt ADR’s AI for Mediators course – exploring how tools like ChatGPT, Meddi Lite, and Notebook LM are already finding their way into mediation. From opportunities to risks like bias, confidentiality, and GDPR, the session highlighted why mediators need to stay ahead of the curve. In this episode, Gregg reflects on the key themes without giving...

The CEDR Mediation Audit 2025 is out, offering the most reliable snapshot yet of mediation practice in the UK. With responses from more than 460 mediators, it shows settlement rates remain impressively high, the market is broadening, and the profession continues to grow in diversity and scope. It also highlights challenges around awareness, inclusion, and building sustainable practices - and, for...

Artificial Intelligence is moving fast, and dispute resolution is no exception. In this episode, Gregg Hunt explores how ADR professionals can use AI as a support rather than a threat, and introduces a new training course developed by Hunt ADR and Business AI Studio. The course covers ChatGPT, custom GPTs, and LM Notebook, and while framed around mediation, it is equally valuable for arbitrators,...

In this episode, I explore some of the changes introduced by the 2025 Arbitration Act now that it has received Royal Assent. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts and check out reels and videos on our social media channels: TikTok (@disputeresolutiontok), YouTube (Hunt ADR channel playlist), and Instagram (@nodisputingthat). Remember to hit like and subscribe for more episodes and updates!

In this episode of No Disputing, That Len Bunton and I discuss the current state of the construction industry, focusing on the challenges it faces, particularly regarding payment and cash flow issues. We explore the importance of conflict resolution and the role of mediation and the Conflict Avoidance Process in addressing disputes. The discussion also highlights the need for collaboration within...

In this episode of No Disputing That, we're diving deep into the latest changes to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and exploring their impact on the power they give to judges to compel parties to engage with Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Join me, Gregory Hunt, as I sit down with ADR & legal experts, Prof. Cam Wareham and Kelly Thornton, to unpack how these changes could transform the A...

This time on "No Disputing That," I am joined by Paul Sills, an internationally renowned arbitrator, mediator, and trainer. Paul and I discuss what really happens in international commercial arbitration. We cover the differences between types of arbitration, acting either as a sole arbitrator or as a member of a Tribunal, and the enforceability of awards. Paul emphasizes the importance of not grow...

In this Season Two opener I am joined by Sue Prince, Law Professor at the University of Exeter. Sue and I discuss how her teaching of law students challenges traditional perspectives in law training, and how training undergraduates and mediators needs to be future proofed. We cover AI of course, and the use of avatars in training, and the dangers of making mediation free or low cost. This episode...

No Disputing That is back! Join me, Gregg Hunt, for more talk on mediation and arbitration with my special guests from the dispute resolution world.

In this final episode of Season One of No Disputing That I am joined by Noam Ebner. Noam is extremely well known internationally for his work in the fields of negotiation, conflict resolution and dispute resolution. He is recognised as a leading light (sabre) on the topic of Star Wars and online dispute resolution. He is an expert from Tatooine to Planet Earth, and I have planned all along that he...

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by the Chair of the Hunt ADR Travel Arbitration Panel, Marcus Rutherford. Marcus, a retired City Partner, author and artist, has been involved in travel arbitrations since the 1980s and currently sits as an Appeal Arbitrator. We recorded this episode to explain the scheme and what parties engaging in travel arbitration - specifically the consumer or...

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by the Barefoot Mediator herself, Jane Gunn. Jane and I met up in Hyde Park, London, for a half hour chat on all things mediation and ADR. We cover mediation in business, politics and how mediation skills can be used for self determination of the big issues of the day. We touch on the importance of avoiding disputes in business, and Jane explains ho...

This is a short update on what I have been doing over the last month since episode 16, at the request of a listener who wanted to hear my tones again! In this episode I discuss our new AI powered foundation course, attending the AI and Mediation Conference hosted by Colin Rule and ODR.com, upcoming training in Lincoln and online, how generally busy I am with arbitration mediation and training - an...

In this short, impromptu episode of No Disputing That, I take a few minutes to outline what I have been up to this week in Belfast. It is the second year that Hunt ADR has provided the Mediator Accreditation Programme to students taking the LLM in International Commercial Law and ADR. This year we had students from Northern Ireland, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nigeria. To get in touch, please...

In this episode of No Disputing That I am joined by John Keers, Course Director of what we think is the only UK university course offering full mediation accreditation to its students - the LLM in International Commercial Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution at Ulster University. John and I discuss how and why he introduced this model for his students, and some thoughts on why other universities...

In this episode of No Disputing That I ask mediator Rob Langley to review what he feels are the five most important pieces of case law relevant to mediators in the UK. We also cover our fears around the introduction of compulsory mediation and how we would react to being sued for duress as a mediator. To get in touch, please send me an email or leave a voice message which could feature in a future...

My guest this week is Remy Gerbay, a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Arbitration group in Washington. Remy sits as an arbitrator and is the director of an LLM program in arbitration at Queen Mary University of London.  In this episode we discuss Remy's experience as a senior official in a major arbitration institution, we look at differences between civil and common law arbitrators, and Rem...

In this episode of No Disputing That we move away from the world of mediation and arbitration and instead take a look at something very important to me, and to thousands of others across the country - foodbanks. I discuss the invaluable contribution that foodbanks make to society with John Ratomski, founder of Irons Supporting Foodbanks, in Newham, London. Like me, John was initially inspired by t...

Colin Rule is one of those people who you feel good to know. His journey has taken him from the Windy City to the Silicon Valley with so many stops in between. Colin was there at the birth (if not conception) of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). At eBay he developed an ODR platform which was used to resolve more than 60 million disputes a year. That's not a typo.  60 million disputes a year! Colin...

My guest this week is Tope Adeyemi, a Barrister and Arbitrator practising from 33 Bedford Row Chambers in London. Tope is dual qualified and was called to the bars of England & Wales in 2008 and Nigeria in 2019. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of its London Branch Committee, and is regularly appointed to act as sole arbitrator in disputes. In this episode...

Roger Levitt is a well known mediator, mentor and is well established as a part of the Civil Mediation Council. In this episode Roger and I discuss preparing for mediation, complaints and how to deal with them, and whether it is possible to mediate too much!  We also discuss mandatory mediation and the possibility that it could be with us within the next six months! All that and much more in this...

The Federation of Small Businesses is the voice of small business across the UK. In this episode I’m joined by Ann Scott, Development Manager at the Essex Branch of the FSB. Ann outlines what the FSB is, what it does and why it has a very relevant role to play in the promotion of dispute resolution services to SMEs. We discuss a major issue for SMEs right now - late payments - and I explain how me...

No Disputing That continues with me in discussion with consumer dispute resolution activist James Walker. James founded Resolver, JamDoughnut and is a member of several consumer panels at the likes of the Civil Aviation Authority and the Office for Road and Rail. We discuss the consumer landscape, collaboration and personal engagement in the sector and why never to send drunk emails. We also touch...