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Why Mediate

Mediation is a legally recognised alternative to litigation. It offers five major advantages:

Financial costs are contained by using mediation:
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• By saving on the potentially high legal bills that may be generated through a court appearance. In only paying for the mediators’ time for the day, there are no escalating legal fees, court fees or other charges that usually mount up in these circumstances.
• In resolving the dispute in one day, you do not lose valuable working time, nor incur additional travel and expenses.
• You will know what you are going to pay for and there will be no hidden costs.

Time is saved because mediation is a quick process:
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• Mediation usually only takes one day to resolve the conflict. In some situations this may be extended but this is unusual.
• You can usually get a dispute mediated within days or weeks of requesting mediation. This deals with it quickly and avoids months, if not years, of waiting for a court date, and all the stress attached.
• In only needing to spend the day that has been agreed for the mediation, you make the best use of your time with the least disruption to your work.

Mediation minimises the stress associated with litigation:
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• It avoids the costs and lengthy delays, as mentioned above.
• Litigation is essentially a confrontational process – there is a winner and a loser (although, in reality even the party ending with the judgement in their favour often do not feel like winners). Mediation results in an acceptable solution for all parties.
• It gets to the heart of the dispute so that the real issue can be dealt with.

Mediation is confidential and discrete:
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• Court is a very public place to resolve disputes.
• Information that is given during mediation is kept confidential.
• Rarely is there anything to be gained by an open conflict – both sides often lose from this.
• Privacy from the media, competitors and others is assured.

Communication is improved:
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• In most cases differences are resolved in a way that allows you to continue working with your supplier or partner. This could be crucial if you might continue to need the other party to provide you with a specialist service or product.
• Another potential benefit of mediation is that, having worked through the conflict, there can be a basis of greater mutual understanding.

 Thank you. She was absolutely the right person for this mediation, and we have achieved a result that we thought we never would. 
(KB)

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The EU Directive on mediation was at last adopted on 21 May 2008, aiming to bring together certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters across the EU.The key compon...

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Seminars

Seminars are available on Mediation Skills, Workplace Conflict Management, and Bullying and Harassment. Individual Coaching is also offered for Senior Managers involved in dealing with conflicts.

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Contact Us

Immediation Ltd, Hawes, North Yorkshire. DL8 3LU

Tel: 0845 2572 734
Fax: 0845 2572 735.