“…aving delivered a reserved judgment. He held that he was bound to follow Dyson LJ’s statement in Halsey v. Milton Keynes General NHS Trust [2004] EWCA Civ 576, [2004] 1 WLR 3002 (Halsey) to the effect that: “to oblige truly unwilling parties to refer their disputes to mediation would be to impose an unacceptable obstruction on their ri…”
“… depend upon the consent of all parties”. Parker J’s decision in this case is also noted as is the earlier decision of Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust [2004] 1 WLR 3002.…”