Mediation
10 years ago Mediation was a word rarely used and often misunderstood. The High Court put Mediation on the map in Dennett v Railtrack Plc and the Court of Appeal firmly highlighted its presence in Halsey v Milton Keynes Trust. Mediation is here to stay and woe betide those who now fail to consider, at least, the costs implication.
Chambers have embraced the changes and have now a respected and experienced coterie of mediators. Members are fully accredited civil/commercial mediators and undertake a range of mediations from the in-house public body mediation to the 3 hour mediation of a modest claim.
The primary skills of a barrister with the ability to assimilate rapidly information, evaluate strengths and weaknesses in the evidence, negotiate with the opponents, discuss and advice on strategy and indicate likely outcomes are all skills which make them ideally placed to mediate.
Our mediators have a wide range of legal and commercial experience and bring their specialist skills to the table on mediation. It is recognised that the skills of acting as mediator, or acting on behalf of parties to mediation, requires necessary further training and experience. We have invested in that training, and now regularly deliver training and seminars, both to Solicitors, Public Authorities and on the Web based Legal training sites on the specialist considerations involved in Mediation.
The benfits of mediation over litigation are fast becoming recognised. The mediation team have the knowledge and experience to rise to the challenge of this important area of practice.
