Mediation

Mediation

Offering confidential, imaginative solutions

In mediation, you control the process guided by a professional experienced in the field. It is our mediator’s role to help parties to reach their own settlement, and in doing so, they can facilitate an outcome which is far more imaginative than the courts could impose. 

Mediation is sometimes perceived as a soft option or a tick box exercise ahead of other proceedings. This is far from the case however, as it offers a compelling and flexible process with an unparallelled success rate. For these reasons, mediation ought to be used at an early stage in an attempt to avoid a lengthier and more costly dispute. 

The benefits of participating in a mediation are: 

• The process is quick 

• It adopts a flexible approach 

• You are assisted in resolving your dispute by a professional who is familiar with the issues you face 

• It is inexpensive 

• It has a high rate of settlement 

At GSC Grays we would encourage you to consider mediation as the way to conclude a difficult negotiation rather than purely as a means of resolving a dispute. The earlier you use mediation, the more likely it is to help you to reach a settlement.