Civil and commercial mediation
Most disputes settle.
The only question is
what they cost you first.
Mediation puts the decision back in your hands. One day, in private, with someone neutral in the room, and it is over. No judgment, no public record, no years of correspondence.
Why parties choose it
Four reasons it works when nothing else has.
It ends in a day
Most mediations are listed within weeks and settle inside one working day. Litigation is measured in years.
It costs a fraction
One fixed fee against months of disclosure, witness statements and hearings, and the fee is usually shared between the parties.
Nothing leaves the room
Everything is confidential and without prejudice. If no agreement is reached, none of it can be used against you later.
You decide the terms
A court can only award what the law allows. A settlement can include an apology, a payment plan, or future terms of trade.
What I mediate
Commercial, property and workplace disputes.
If the relationship matters, or the cost of fighting has started to outrun the sum in dispute, mediation is usually the right move.
- Contract and commercial disputes between businesses
- Landlord and tenant, arrears, disrepair, dilapidations
- Property, boundaries, covenants and service charges
- Partnership, shareholder and small company fallings out
- Supplier, consumer and professional services complaints
- Workplace disagreements short of tribunal
- Cross border matters in English, French, or both
What the day is like
Unhurried, private, and over by the evening.
In person across England and Wales, or online where that suits the parties better. You will be dealing with me from the first email to the signed terms, not passed between people.
In their words
What parties say afterwards.
What had become a deeply stressful and bitter neighbourhood dispute for over two years was resolved in a single afternoon. Alain took the heat out of the room immediately and helped us find practical boundaries we could both live with.
Homeowner and disputing party, residential boundary dispute
I walked into the session convinced an agreement was impossible. Alain created a space where we could actually talk without confrontation. Reaching a binding compromise by five o'clock felt like a huge weight lifted.
Claimant and private client, contractual dispute
The mediation paid for itself many times over in saved court and solicitor fees. Deadlock was broken in hours, with complete fairness and respect throughout. It delivered total closure without the exhausting stress of litigation.
Commercial client and disputing party
Regulated practice
CMC Associate Mediator
Civil Mediation Council regulated, with accredited mediation training, the required professional indemnity insurance, a published code of conduct and a complaints procedure. The CMC's Associate, Registered and Fellow categories all meet the same core standards of training, insurance and conduct.
Tell me what the dispute is about.
A short email is enough. I will confirm whether I can act, and what it would cost, before anyone commits to anything.