Civil Dispute Mediation Services
Here’s how I can support you when a disagreement has become difficult to resolve.
My aim is to provide a calm, friendly and straightforward approach, helping everyone have the conversations they need to explore whether a practical way forward can be found.
My approach
Disagreements can become difficult when communication breaks down. What may have started as a relatively straightforward issue can become more complicated as positions become entrenched and people feel they are no longer being heard.
Mediation provides a calm and impartial space to step back from the disagreement, understand each other's perspective and explore what might be possible.
My role isn't to decide who is right or wrong, or to impose a solution. Instead, I help everyone have their say, understand what matters to the other person and explore practical ways forward.
When a disagreement becomes difficult
Not every dispute needs to end up in court.
Sometimes people simply need a structured opportunity to have a conversation that has become difficult to have on their own.
You may be disagreeing with a neighbour about a boundary or shared access. Perhaps there is a dispute about property or money.
These disagreements can be frustrating, particularly when you feel that the other person isn't listening or that the situation is becoming increasingly entrenched.
Mediation gives you an opportunity to step back from the disagreement, understand what matters to everyone involved and explore whether an agreement can be reached.
Neighbour disputes
Living alongside someone when there is an ongoing disagreement can be difficult.
Disputes about noise, boundaries, trees, parking, access or property maintenance can quickly become frustrating, particularly when communication between neighbours has broken down.
Mediation provides a calm and impartial space to discuss what is happening, understand each other's concerns and explore practical solutions.
My role isn't to decide who is right. It's to help you have the conversation and see whether an agreement can be reached.
Property and boundary disputes
Disagreements about property can be particularly difficult when the people involved have different understandings of what belongs to whom, where a boundary lies or who is responsible for something.
This might involve a boundary, shared access, a driveway, maintenance responsibilities or another disagreement about property.
Mediation cannot determine legal ownership or replace specialist legal or surveying advice. What it can do is provide a structured opportunity to discuss the dispute and explore whether an agreement can be reached.
Money and debt disputes
Disagreements about money can put relationships under considerable strain.
Perhaps money has been lent and hasn't been repaid, there is disagreement about what was agreed, or you simply cannot agree how a financial responsibility should be dealt with.
Mediation gives everyone involved the opportunity to explain their position, understand the other person's perspective and explore whether a practical agreement can be reached.
Costs
The cost of mediation will depend on the nature and complexity of the dispute, the number of people involved and the time required.
I will explain the costs before you decide whether to proceed.