The cost of Mediation is dependent upon several factors: the number of parties, the amount claimed between the parties and whether the Mediation is to be time limited and, if so, the time that is allocated. Costs might be increased by the need to hire suitable rooms to hold the Mediation. Specialist Mediators can arrange a venue if required.

As a guide, a dispute seldom takes less than 3 hours to resolve and document, however simple the issues might appear. At the other extreme, Mediations seldom take more than a day, although the day might last for more than 12 hours.

The mediator will need to fully prepare for the mediation, for example reading up all the documents submitted by both sides and communicating with the parties before the day and this is included within the hours quoted i.e. there is no separate charge for the Mediator's preparation time.

In our experience we find that simple disputes for lower amounts might take 3 to 5 hours and more complex ones might take 10 hours. If at the mediation the parties are close to settlement then they can agree to continue beyond the time limit that has been set, any additional time being charged in quarter hour increments.

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