Types of dispute

What kind of disputes are suitable for mediation?

Mediation can be used to resolve almost all types of dispute, including:

Civil & Commercial (including inheritance & probate)

Insurance; business and partnership disputes; contract and consumer; licensing; Judicial Review; false imprisonment/detention; discrimination; immigration; clinical negligence; personal injury; wills & probate; inheritance; professional regulatory and discipline; professional negligence; cross-border disputes; copyright; defamation.

Education, Health & Social Care

Community care; Court of Protection; Education including SEND; mental health; victim/offender; public law.

Housing, Land & Tenant

Business Tenancies; owner occupiers and lenders (banks/building societies); the Private Rented Sector; Housing Association; local authority housing (social housing); issues such as possession claims; adverse possession (squatters’ rights); disrepair; harassment; unlawful eviction; anti-social behaviour; deposits; homelessness; allocation of accommodation; alleged breaches of contract.

Boundary Disputes; neighbour disputes; Judicial Review proceedings; TOLATA (Trust of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996) issues concerning the equitable division of property.

Property disputes; construction disputes; construction payments disputes; payment disputes.

Planning

Issues involving Gypsies; Travellers; boat dwellers; Mobile Homes Acts disputes; possession; disrepair; injunctions; judicial review proceedings; applications for planning permission for caravan sites and planning matters generally.

Employment & Discrimination

Disputes arising from discrimination; contract issues; workplace.

Our team are here to help you navigate your dispute.

To make an enquiry to use our mediation services fill in our enquiry form.

Our team is part of Garden Court Chambers. Founded in 1974, we are a number one ranked barristers’ chambers.