Money · mediation
Mediation and barrister-led settlement, instructed directly.
Many disputes are best resolved without a trial. A barrister can act as your mediator or represent you in mediation.
At a glance
Neutral mediator
An experienced barrister to mediate your dispute.
Representation
Advice and support during the mediation.
Settlement
Help structuring a binding settlement agreement.
Mediation is a confidential process in which a neutral third party helps people in dispute reach a settlement, usually faster and at lower cost than a trial. A barrister can act as the mediator, or advise and represent you in a mediation, helping you prepare your position and assess any offers.
A barrister will give you a realistic view of your case so you can negotiate from a position of knowledge, and help structure any agreement. Through Direct Access you can instruct a barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first.
Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Through Direct Access you can instruct a mediation barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first. Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
When to bring in a barrister
You want to settle a dispute without going to trial
A court has encouraged the parties to mediate
You need help assessing a settlement offer
Andrew Marsden
Andrew Marsden is a specialist in shareholder, director, partnership and commercial-agent disputes, ranked in Band 1 of Chambers UK and the Legal 500....
Charles Mannan
Mr Mannan has a thriving practice, being instructed by solicitors and directly by members of the public under direct access in employment law. His...
Charles Price
Charles Price is an employment and discrimination barrister at No5 Chambers with over 22 years' experience, acting for both employees and employers. A...
David Mendes Da Costa
David Mendes Da Costa is a family and civil barrister, called in 1976, who specialises in disputes over jointly owned property alongside financial...
Dr Alexander Khan
Alex is a highly experienced and respected barrister with over 25 years of practice, specialising in financial applications arising from divorce, both...
Dr Julian Sidoli PhD
Julian has been recommended as a leading junior for many years. He appears in courts nationally in wills, trust, family finance, tolata, land disputes...
Duncan Kynoch
Duncan is a commercial chancery practitioner. His work ranges across the full spectrum of property and company/commercial and disputes including;...
Elissa DaCosta-Waldman
Elissa DaCosta-Waldman is a family finance barrister, mediator, collaborative lawyer and Family Law Arbitrator. Called in 1990, she specialises in...
Gary Summers
Gary Summers is a barrister with over 30 years' experience specialising in private prosecutions, commercial disputes, fraud, insolvency and...
Jala Patang
Jala is a leading barrister in family law and her busy practice includes a wide variety of cases, including allegations of domestic violence, coercion...
Julie O'Malley
I am an experienced barrister of 30 years' call, with expertise in - Divorce, separation and money issues, for married and unmarried couples. -...
Nadeem Aslam
Nadeem Aslam is a barrister and solicitor advocate with over 25 years at the Bar, acting in family and financial remedy proceedings and in commercial,...
Philip Newman
I qualified as a barrister in 1977, and have practised both as a barrister and solicitor. That gives me a distinct advantage when advising my clients,...
Robert Rhodes KC
Why Choose me ? I am good with people, and able to empathise with them. - I am a senior KC with extensive judicial experience. - Mediation: - I am an...
Sheila Aly
I am a highly experienced practitioner and have been ranked in the Legal 500 as a Leading Junior in Employment Law. Having spent a few years of my...
Frequently asked questions
Can I instruct a mediator directly?
Yes. Through Direct Access you can instruct a barrister mediator, or instruct a barrister to represent you in mediation, without going through a solicitor first.
Is mediation binding?
The process is voluntary, but any settlement you sign can be made binding. A barrister can advise on and draft the agreement.
What does it cost?
Barristers often agree a fixed fee for a mediation. There is no charge to enquire.
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