Mediation

Farrers lawyers act as counsellors in the true sense.

Chambers & Partners, 2011

The firm is a founder member of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and has supported the increasing use of mediation as a means of resolving disputes over the last 20 years. Adrian Parkhouse is a fully qualified CEDR accredited mediator.

Mediation is not suitable for every dispute, but it has a high success rate and there are significant benefits in engaging in mediation at an early stage. Successfully mediating a dispute can bring substantial costs savings and remove the uncertainty, wasted management time and potential adverse publicity associated with full-scale litigation. Even if a settlement is not reached at the mediation itself, many disputes settle shortly afterwards because the parties have been encouraged to focus on the main issues and on the strengths and weaknesses of both sides' cases.

When acting for parties facing or involved in litigation, we therefore look to engage in mediation at the earliest possible opportunity and in a way that fully preserves their position.

We have considerable experience of mediating matters both before and after the issue of proceedings, covering a wide range of disputes in this and in many other jurisdictions. We have worked with a number of very highly regarded mediators and are therefore well placed to recommend mediators whose skills and experience could make them suitable for your case.