Financial claims under £50,000 – Fixed fee Scheme
In order to give parties to a dispute of a value under £50,000 the option to employ a mediator at a reasonable rate, some individual mediators and providers are signed up to a Fixed Fee Mediation Scheme. The fees for this service are set out below.
Both parties will need to agree to mediate and it is helpful to have agreed on this before you approach a mediator.
| Amount being claimed | Fees per party | Length of session |
| £5,000 or less* | £75 + VAT | 1 hour – telephone/video mediation only |
| £5,000 or less* | £125 + VAT | 2 hours – telephone/video mediation |
| £5,000 to £15,000* | £320 + VAT | 3 hours |
| £15,000 – £50,000 | £445 + VAT | 4 hours |
| Each additional hour is charged at £100+ VAT per party | ||
*Please note that if you have a dispute of less than £10,000 you may be offered a free 1 hour telephone mediation service by the Court once you have issued a claim form. You may also be offered mediation by the Court for claims above £10,000. There will be a cost to issue a claim form. If you are a consumer and your dispute concerns the sale of goods and services the trader is required to provide you with the name and website address of an approved Alternative Dispute Resolution body. For more information, click here.
Financial claims £50,000 – £100,000 and non-money claims
Private fees from £1125 – 1500 plus VAT per party for one day (10am – 5pm). Fee paid in advance.
£110 plus VAT per party for any additional hours. Payable within 30 days of mediation.
- Assistance identifying the right mediator; setting a date; issuing parties with Agreement to Mediate documents
- One day mediation (e.g. 10am – 5pm)
- Up to 3 hours reading/preparation
- In person mediations taking place at our office in Blackfriars will be provided with three rooms and refreshments
- Remote mediation will be provided with a Zoom Link and online breakout rooms will be allocated for parties and for legal representatives to meet confidentially
- In person mediations taking place at a secondary venue will incur cost of venue and refreshments split between parties
Claims in excess of £100,000 or highly complex non-money claims
Fee estimate offered following discussion on the nature of the dispute, the skills you think are required and the appropriate fee level.
Legal aid continues to be available to cover the reasonable cost of civil mediation where there is a public funding certificate.
£100.80 per hour covers cost for all legally aided parties. If a party is not covered by legal aid that party will pay private fees rates.
