Hampshire Mediation

General information

Mediation’s greatest value is that it reduces hostility and helps parties to come to an agreement in a neutral setting. It discourages confrontation and promotes cooperation by focusing on the shared nature of the problem, rather than the entrenched positions that parties may have settled into.
The process generally begins with all parties in the same room and, because communication is direct rather than through solicitors’ letters, this encourages understanding and cooperation. Smaller sessions may also be appropriate.
Everyone who is familiar with the courts or reads the newspapers regularly will know that cases take an incredible amount of time to come to trial. Mediation is arranged at the mutual convenience of participants and is invariably much quicker.