Mediation has grown significantly over the last decade or so and has evolved rapidly into all areas of disputes. This is due to both to public awareness and to acceptance of Mediation practices. Most Mediations stem from a legal dispute of some sort. In addition, many modern contracts, be they Commercial or Employment based, now specifically state that the parties should resolve any dispute via the Alternative Dispute Resolution track, rather than resolving the dispute through the Courts. In addition, the Courts have applied a firm guiding hand towards using Mediation, and if the parties do not listen to the Courts in this important matter they may well find they will both ‘lose’. This is said in the context of the parties’ costs. See the recent case of Burchell v Burchell (2005 EWCA 358) in which the claim was for £18,300 and the counterclaim was for £100,000. The claimant succeeded in full and the counterclaim succeeded in the amount of £14,300. However, the parties’ costs were around £185,000 !!!! These costs were shared – not a nice bill is it? In this case, the parties believed their case was so watertight that they did not need to attempt to settle. Further, the parties thought the matter was too complex to Mediate – Lord Justice simply said ‘ plain nonsense!’.At Mediator Training we believe that, because the Courts and now others are becoming so aware of the need to Mediate, there are large numbers of people, companies, organisations and institutions, all of whom will require a Mediator’s services at some stage. Mediator Training will help you to become an Accredited Mediator to a very high standard. We will teach you key skills and specialised knowledge in the field of Mediation.
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