WHY CHOOSE MEDIATION?
Private & confidential
No need to air the dispute in public.
Cost-effective
Avoid unnecessary expensive legal fees.
Legally recognised
Agreements can be binding in law.
Faster resolutions
Settle disputes in weeks, not years.
Preserves business and other key relationships
Encourages constructive dialogue.
Flexible solutions
Designed by the parties themselves not a judge.
The advantages of mediation
Mediation provides an effective alternative to litigation, arbitration and other tribunals, allowing disputes and conflicts to be resolved quickly, cost-effectively, and with minimal disruption. Unlike litigation, which is often time-consuming, expensive, and unpredictable, mediation enables parties to maintain control over the outcome, create solutions not available through the courts and preserve business and professional relationships.
Mediation is voluntary. It requires all parties to agree to participate. The mediator remains independent throughout the process and, unlike a judge or arbitrator does not listen to the arguments and then make a decision. The outcome always remains entirely in the hands of the parties. The mediator acts as a catalyst to the negotiations between the parties.
The key to the process is confidentiality and flexibility. This allows a mediator to help the parties to understand what is really important to them; what is in their best interests and what might meet their needs. This can help them to be more creative in finding solutions.
Why use mediation?
Key benefits for civil/commercial disputes
For legal professionals, mediation provides an alternative pathway for clients, enabling them to avoid costly litigation while securing fair, enforceable outcomes. By securing an early resolution for your client you can cement your professional relationship with them.
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For clients with or without lawyers it enables them to remain closely involved in finding a solution whilst keeping their costs to a minimum.
Key benefits in the workplace, boards of directors, trust boards, charities, schools and clubs
In the workplace context we often speak with HR professionals, and other senior managers regarding the resolution of conflict within the organisation.
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The stress, illness, and staff loss caused by conflict often have a negative impact not only on the parties involved but on other members of staff and on the working environment as a whole. This can have an impact on productivity and morale and, if not addressed can lead to the incurring of additional costs of temporary or permanent replacements.​​
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
"Just a quick note to thank you for mediating today. I imagine that it is not easy guiding two parties to reach settlement when they have diametrically opposed views – but you did just that, which [we] are most grateful for."
'Every conflict we face in life is rich with positive and negative potential. It can be a source of inspiration, enlightenment, learning, transformation, and growth-or rage, fear, shame, entrapment, and resistance. The choice is not up to our opponents, but to us, and our willingness to face and work through them.'
Kenneth Cloke, Mediator and Consultant