Why not mediate?

"Failure is the path of least persistence"

Anon

Why mediate, frankly why not? Most disputes come down to a breakdown in communication – restore the conversation, mend the relationship and move forward again. It may not be the same as it was, but if you can level thing off you have the choice to maintain the relationship or walk away on agreed terms.

Mediation works across many situations, anywhere where a relationship has broken down talking and listening with the help of a qualified intermediary can get to the heart of the issue and begin to find a solution that actually works for them rather than something imposed on them by a Judge after an public hearing in open Court.

A mediator doesn’t Judge or impose or make critical findings which can often inflame rather than resolve the problem. The mediator is there to help the parties find their own path to a solution which works for them, within reason no one else matters. You have a blank page to fashion an answer that works.

It’s less destructive than going to Court, it’s far quicker than going to Court and it’s a whole lot cheaper. Within reason, if everyone is willing, you could be in and out of a mediation with a solution in a matter of days for a single fee and ready to get on with your life!

Its confidential, what you say to the mediator is confidential, what you say to each other during the mediation is confidential and in the event that nothing comes of the mediation everything is without prejudice and can’t be referred to in any subsequent Court proceedings.

And finally, once it’s committed to paper and signed by the parties you have a binding agreement.

Remember, to start a mediation everybody must have agreed to give it a try; and that’s a very good place to be. The vast majority of mediations result a settlement, so why not mediate?