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Civil Mediation

Civil Mediation

Disputes are stressful, expensive, and time consuming. Civil mediation is a hugely successful way of resolving disputes without going to court. And yet, not enough people are aware of the potential of mediation.

Civil Mediation can be used to resolve any number of difficult scenarios. Here are a few examples:

 

  • Neighbour disputes
  • Boundary disputes
  • Will disputes
  • Probate disputes
  • Consumer disputes
  • Family disputes
  • Money disputes
  • Property disputes
  • Community disputes
  • Landlord & Tenant disputes

It is important that people know that if they refuse to try mediation and take a dispute to court, they could face penalties for refusing to mediate. These penalties can be imposed if they win or lose at court.

Call us on 0151 363 3972 to discuss your mediation.

Our Fees

Mediation fees should be straightforward. With this in mind we have subscribed to the Civil Mediation Council’s Fixed Fee mediation scheme for all disputes of a value under £50,000.00. You can find the fees here

For disputes of a value of over £50,000.00 we charge straightforward fixed fees for disputes of a value over £50,000.00:-

  • 4 hour mediation = £750 per party + VAT
  • 6 hour mediation = £1125 per party + VAT
  • 8 hour mediation = £1500 per party + VAT

If a dispute is particularly deep seated, then the mediation can continue at an hourly rate of £150.00 per party.

The above fees do not include VAT.

The only other expenses might be the cost of hiring rooms if the mediation could not take place at the office of one of the parties’ solicitors, or the cost of overnight travelling expenses.

What is Mediation?

Civil mediation is a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Civil mediation is used to quickly resolve civil disputes. It is an alternative way of resolving a dispute instead of going to court. When a dispute goes to court it can be one of the most stressful, emotional, time consuming, and expensive time periods you will experience as an individual or homeowner.

Mediation is a voluntary process, confidential at all times, which provides a real opportunity to resolve disputes quickly and without going to court. It is entirely flexible, so you can resolve your dispute with whatever terms can be agreed between you.

With mediation, it doesn’t matter if a dispute is worth £100.00 or £1 million, it can potentially be resolved with just 3 people in just one day.

We use our mediation skills to stop you from fixating on the problem. Instead we encourage you to focus on finding a solution which is good enough for everybody. It sounds simple, because it can be.

When should I mediate?

You can use mediation whenever you want to. Courts will often expect the parties to have at least attempted mediation before going to court. In fact, if the court decides that you have unreasonably refused to mediate a dispute before going to court, the court might penalise you even if you are successful at trial.

If we put it simply though, the earlier you use mediation the more you will benefit. Disputes will drag on for a long time before getting to court. And while it rumbles along towards a trial, you will be expected to commit a huge amount of your time, energy, and money in order to maintain your position and prepare for trial.

Obviously, if you mediate a dispute as early as possible, your savings will be much greater than if you wait until the court orders you to use mediation.

Proactive vs Reactive?

Mediation is often thought of as being a reactive procedure – a dispute occurs and then you enter mediation in order to resolve it. And it usually does – civil mediation has a success rate of over 80% in the UK.

But mediation can also be used proactively to prevent disputes from developing. Imagine there is a problem with one of your neighbours, and you’re worried that it could develop into something which could damage your relationship. Civil disputes can be extremely stressful and difficult – you often face conflict on your own doorstep. Resolving the problem and restoring good relations can be much easier if you use a mediator to guide you.

Civil Mediation – standard format

Nothing takes place at a civil mediation without your agreement. You are pivotal to the process, and to the outcome. Everything discussed during a civil mediation is entirely confidential.

The mediator calls everybody together to a venue on an agreed date. The venue will usually have 3 rooms booked – 1 room where everybody will meet, and a room each for the parties. Some discussions take place in 1 room with everybody present, some will take place in one of the private rooms with just the mediator.

The mediator will not suggest possible solutions or advise you on whether any proposed solution is in your interests or not. Throughout the day the mediator remains completely impartial. The mediator helps you to identify what is important, what is problematic, and what solutions can be explored and agreed.

During the course of the day, the civil mediation process will provide you with the best possible chance of negotiating a mutually agreeable solution. Once agreed, you will both draft and sign a legally binding mediation agreement which sets out the terms of the solution you negotiated together. The mediator is not involved in the drafting of this agreement.

The solution is in your hands.

Mediation Retainer Package

A recent addition to our products – we offer a reduced cost package to acknowledge your commitment to mediation. Under our annual mediation retainer package, you pay an up front annual fee equivalent to the cost of 10 full day mediations. For this you will receive 12 full day mediations within 12 calendar months. These mediations can be used by you for any type of mediation to resolve a dispute of any value.

Under this retainer a single mediation will involve 1 full day mediation session. For workplace mediations, it will involve our 3D Mediation format.

The retainer package is particularly useful to large businesses, law firms, local authorities, housing associations, frameworks, healthcare providers, or accountancy firms. The monetary and time savings for a business could be enormous.

Mediation Training

We believe every business can benefit from mediation training for its employees. It is especially suited to local authorities, housing associations, and social enterprises.

Mediatelegal will take the time to attend your premises to provide a full assessment on whether your business should benefit from a bespoke mediation training session. We will ask you some detailed questions about your business and employees, and put together a tailored package to best suit your needs.

If you are interested in discussing this, please call us on 0151 363 3972, or by email at help@mediatelegal.co.uk

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Did you know?

Workplace disputes will affect profitability and performance. Use mediation to resolve disputes swiftly.

The longer a dispute continues in the workplace, the more dramatic the effect on those working in or around it.

Conflict between employees can spread throughout the workforce, affecting morale and performance, if untreated.

A 2008 CIPD survey found that 51% of respondents use an external mediator to resolve people problems and conflict.

A 2008 CIPD survey found that 75% of mediations were initiated by HR departments.

If you express your anger you will start an argument; if you explain your anger you will start a discussion.

In 2016 mediation will have saved UK businesses £3 billion in wasted management time & productivity, damaged relationships, & legal fees.

Ignoring ‘mega-cases’ the total value of mediated disputes in the UK each year is £11.5 billion.

Since 1990, the total value of mediated cases in England & Wales is £110 billion.

CEO of regional Charity – “We have had cause to use Mediatelegal recently and I was delighted with their service. the mediator was patient during a very emotional and somewhat difficult situation but handled it beautifully. We saved a significant amount of money and would highly recommend this organisation to anyone wishing to avoid costly legal bills.”

Linda Lavery, The HR Dept: “I cannot recommend them highly enough. They were brought in to resolve a complex dispute which had continued for months with no resolution. The process was managed from start to finish by Mediatelegal and with their expertise and impartiality, the conflict was resolved amicably for all parties in just 1 day. The management time and money that has been saved is incalculable.”

According to the CEDR 2018 audit, 89% of mediations settle successfully on the day or shortly afterwards.

You are entitled to recover certain expenses incurred when attending a SEND mediation session.

An individual might potentially require an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP until they reach the age of 25.

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