Mediation Services
What is Mediation and What do we Offer ?
Mediation is a consensual process intended to help resolve disputes between parties. It is an alternative to litigating or arbitrating disputes and is seen as one of the key Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) options.
It often involves the parties meeting (in person or on-line) to explore ways of solving the dispute with the help of a mediator - or sometimes multiple mediators.
This is a consensual process - even if some parties may sometimes feel "forced" to mediate - and the role of the mediator is adopt steps and strategies most likely to lead the parties to find a solution between them.
Importantly, the mediator's role is not to decide or impose an outcome on the parties: instead, they can merely help the parties to see other views and perspectives and to explore options for settlement.
A mediator will often bring the parties into one space - or put them into separate spaces - at different times in the meetings to help move matters forward. It is very common for the parties to disclose sensitive or confidential information to the mediator as part of the process to helps the mediator understand the interests of the parties.
We offer mediation services online and in-person as part of the range of dispute resolution options, and can assist both as a mediator for parties who have agreed to mediate or can help one party to a mediation get the most out a mediation (including acting as their advisor where that is the right option for them).
