woolf: new challenge for the outgoing lord chief justiceOne of the UK’s main mediation bodies has recruited the outgoing Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, to chair a new high-profile international venture.

Woolf, who is due to retire from the judiciary at the end of the month, has been unveiled as special adviser to and the first chairman of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution’s (CEDR’s) new international arm, which is due to be launched this autumn.