Mediation

"Mediation is an effective way of resolving disputes without the need to go to court"

Why Mediate?

If you are in dispute with a person, or say, a business, you know that you can go to court to assert your rights. But this can be expensive, stressful and take up a good proportion of your life. You may wish to consider mediation as a means of resolving your dispute where, for example, privacy is important or communication has broken down. This is when you may wish to consider mediation as a means of resolving a dispute.

What is Mediation?

Mediation is a process whereby parties are given the opportunity to come to an agreement with the help of a trained mediator who is there, not to judge or express any opinion, but to facilitate the parties reaching a mutually satisfactory resolution. The process is common in many jurisdictions and is expanding in the United Kingdom.

What are the advantages of Mediation?

Cost, freedom from stress, saving in time and finality! The process is very cheap compared to litigation. It can usually be conducted within a working day. If an agreement is reached, that is the end of the matter: no appeals, no further proceedings. The parties are free to carry on with their lives.

Who are Mediators?

Mediators in the sense we mean it are people who are qualified and recognized by the professional bodies as being equipped with the skills to conduct mediations. They need not be lawyers but the service provided by Garden Court is by barristers who otherwise are engaged in advising and representing people. Our mediators practice in a number of different areas of law. Some of them sit as judges in the law courts and tribunals and some of them are Queen's Counsel. What they have in common is that they also have the skills to neutrally facilitate a positive outcome for the parties in a dispute.

Mediation Clerks

If you would like more information about the Mediation Team email the clerks at mediation@gclaw.co.uk or call us on 020 7993 7666.

Garden Court Mediation

For more information on Garden Court Mediation, please visit www.GardenCourtMediation.co.uk

The team

Members of the Mediation team are listed below - click on their names to go to their profiles.

Barrister Year of Call Email Address Sir Henry Brooke 1963 Send Email David Watkinson 1972 Send Email Beatrice Prevatt 1985 Send Email Marc Willers 1987 Send Email Colin Hutchinson 1990 Send Email Catrin Lewis 1991 Send Email Helen Curtis 1992 Send Email Stephen Knafler QC 1993 Send Email Navita Atreya 1994 Send Email Liz Davies 1994 Send Email Dr Mary Malecka 1994 Send Email Shiraz Aziz 1997 Send Email Sharon Love 1997 Send Email Rachael Rowley-Fox 1998 Send Email Kate Aubrey-Johnson 2001 Send Email Allison Bailey 2001 Send Email Stephen Marsh 2005 Send Email