Working With Lawyers
“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war”
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Human Law Mediation works very closely with commercial litigation and employment lawyers. Very often it’s a commercial solicitor who will appoint Human Law Mediation, on their client’s behalf, at the point when a commercial dispute looks destined for Court.
Mediation can be a more cost effective and practical solution to resolving a dispute, avoiding the costs and public nature of a Court case. The benefits of mediation can be significant for your clients and mediation costs can be very reasonable too.
Clients will thank you for suggesting mediation when they realise it will mean they can keep their dispute out of the public domain, potentially find a resolution within days, rather than weeks and have you present throughout the process.
A good mediator understands the legal process and knows when the time is right to mediate and when another ADR solution might be more suitable.
Effective negotiation skills are a must to get the best from a mediation. For more on Negotiating to deliver results read the October 2007 Human Law ezine.
Justin Patten, principal of Human Law Mediation is a qualified solicitor. Having specialised in commercial litigation and employment dispute resolution when practicing he knows the law and he understands clients. But as a mediator he also understands the value of a negotiated settlement.
Justin is available to act as a mediator on commercial disputes, intellectual property matters, employment and workplace disputes, as well as family and personal injury matters. You will find Justin speaks your language but is equally able to interact with the client, whether they are business people or distressed individuals.
Read Justin's tips for lawyers preparing for a mediation here.
Justin is available to train teams and individuals in mediation skills. He has been called upon by some of the most prestigiuous law firms in the country to deliver bespoke training and develop the mediation skills of their lawyers.
To book Justin Patten to handle a mediation call 0844 800 3249.
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