Refusal to engage in ADR can be very expensive

A recent judgment emphasises the need for realistic consideration of ADR in litigation – DSN v Blackpool Football Club Ltd – https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/670.html The case involved allegations of sexual abuse. The football club robustly defended the case. At the trial on 13th March 2020, the Claimant succeeded. The Defendants were vicariously liable and ordered to pay…