The mediation process is designed to enable discussions between you on any family matters and is not as limiting as legal processes can be.
The Fully Qualified Mediator provides a safe, confidential and controlled and environment for those discussions to take place and takes a neutral role in helping you both through that process over the course of a number of sessions.
The first step is to attend a session alone, called a MIAM where the Mediator will give you more information about the process, tailor it specifically to your needs and assess whether it is appropriate to proceed and the best way to do that. If Mediation is confirmed as being appropriate in your case, your Mediator will take steps to arrange the joint sessions.
Why Mediation?
Mediation offers lots of really positive benefits over other forms of resolution and at Emerald Law we offer competitive fees, and the £500 non-means tested, non-repayable Government Voucher Scheme.
Our Mediators have over 15 years of experience and are fully FMCA and CIM (Child Inclusive) accredited.
- Changes to the law from 29th April 2024 now mandate that you must try alternatives to Court to resolve family law issues or there can be cost penalties imposed and delay consequences, mediation enables you to properly demonstrate your attempts to actively do that
- Mediation has a very high success rate.
- The majority of people who try mediation feel that they have had some real benefit from the process
- You also have a legal obligation to attend a mediation information meeting before the court process can be commenced
- It’s cheaper than court
- It’s quicker than court
- Mediation is family focused
- It’s less formal
- You can look at options without being bound by them
- You control the progress, not the Court
- You control the outcome, not a Judge
- It can work with or alongside the legal process also
- Enables you to look at the practicalities
- It can be stopped at any stage
Why Choose Us?
- We are highly experienced at mediating family disputes
- We have Fully Qualified FMCA Mediators, accredited by the Family Mediation Council
- We have Fully Qualified CIM (Child Inclusive) Mediators, accredited by the Family Mediation Council
- We can see you face to face in our perfectly designed central and easily commutable offices or remotely via Teams or Zoom
- Our Senior Mediator is also a fully qualified practicing Family Law Solicitor with over 20 years of experience and has full and current legal knowledge and understanding of your circumstances to aid you throughout the mediation process
- We are a highly professional Firm
- We are passionate about helping families be in the driving seat for their own lives and we offer very competitive pricing
What does it cost?
Our MIAM appointments are charged at a very competitive price of just £100 + VAT. We offer the £500 Government Voucher Scheme contributions, which is a non-repayable and non-means tested benefit for anyone conducting mediation where children issues are a factor
The Costs can be split jointly with the other person equally or by agreement between you.
We help you to reduce your legal costs with direct communications to your solicitors, and ‘legal-friendly’ documentation where requested.
We have a variety of offers from time-to-time to make it as cost effective as possible, please don’t hesitate to ask about our current offers.
Instructing Us
Mediation can be a very positive experience, although we appreciate you may well still feel anxious about what to expect.
Contact us and our Mediator will call you directly to see about booking a mutually convenient first MIAM meeting and give you the opportunity to discuss any matters with you before proceeding. Please complete this short form and a member of the team will be in touch with you shortly.
It can also often be helpful to explain the benefits of mediation to the other person.
Please feel free to download this information or ask us to provide it to them or his/her solicitor as it may help him/her consider some of the benefits that mediation can offer too.
