What is mediation?

Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process providing a cheaper and more flexible approach to resolving disputes regardless of their value or complexity.

As the process is not embroiled in a legal frame work, mediation can be adopted across a wide range of disputes in order to achieve the client’s goals.

How does it work?

Typically, an appointed independent Mediator will consider written statements provided by the parties and will discuss the issues raised in a non confrontational environment. Constructive solutions are then achieved by narrowing the issues between the parties enabling them to resolve their problems in a fair and transparent way.

Outcome

The outcome of a mediation remains confidential to the parties thus preserving reputation but once agreed and signed off, the final agreement is binding as if reached at court and can be enforced in the same manner should one party then default.

Costs of mediation

The cost of the Mediator is shared equally between the parties who also bear their own legal costs of the day.  Often mediations can be set up in a matter of weeks and a significant number of mediations settle on the day. Against the backdrop of lengthy and unpredictable litigation it is understandable why mediation has become the preferred alternative.  

Benefits of mediation

The advantages of mediation are speed, confidentiality, flexibility and cost. 

For information on our other mediation services,please see Commercial mediation and Family mediation.

For further information on Civil Mediation, please contact 

our litigation team on:

Tel: 01825 762281

email: litigation@dawson-hart.co.uk