As a qualified mediator, Clive provides a new and cost effective way of settling disputes which otherwise would require expensive litigation to resolve. Essentially helping companies, both large and small alike, to speedily resolve disputes without having to spend company profits needlessly.
Clive uses his skills as a negotiator to help clients identify the underlying causes of disputes and resolve them. Working as a neutral observer, he shuttles from one party to the other, helping them find common ground they didn’t realise existed and engineering creative solutions they hadn’t thought of.
This service is fast paced and far cheaper than litigation, with 80% of Clive’s mediations being resolved in one day. Unlike litigation, the process is private, confidential and non-binding, so if clients don’t like Clive’s suggestions they are under no obligation to accept his mediated solution. With mediation, clients really have nothing to lose by giving it a go.
The techniques focus on simultaneously managing the emotions in the room, the process required to move people to settlement and the content of the deal.
Being a lawyer, Clive can also help paper the deal that has been reached. This is usually all done on the same day.
Clive brings his sector expertise to the table, so he is particularly suited to disputes concerning media and/or technology, where the participants are otherwise in the hands of a judge who will likely have no business understanding or experience of the nature of their world.
