About Us

We have available a team of experienced, multi-disciplined and professional accredited mediators able to provide a mediation service for all types of disputes, including; boundary, family, business, commercial, personal injury and negligence, as well as cohabitation and other property related matters.

The team operates under the auspices of GoodyBurrett LLP, a well known and established firm of solicitors in Colchester and Great Dunmow.

All GLEAMED mediators are members of the Civil Mediation Council and GLEAMED itself is registered with the Courts as a Mediation Provider.  GLEAMED can provide a comprehensive mediation service matched to the circumstances of the dispute concerned.

GLEAMED provides mediation services either at the request of the parties concerned, to facilitate an agreement that avoids the time, trouble and expense of a judicial hearing before disputes are referred to the Courts, or later, after the matter has reached court and mediation has been directed by the Judge before proceeding further.

Disputes

Disputes between parties can quickly and easily escalate into acrimonious, intractable feuds and lead to lengthy, complex litigation.  GLEAMED has considerable experience in mediating disputes, often on neutral territory, to achieve an outcome that all parties can live with.  A GLEAMED mediator engaging fully with both parties and using tried and tested techniques will usually be able to facilitate the development of an acceptable agreement that will avoid the time, trouble and potentially very considerable expense of contested litigation.

Use of Solicitors or Advisers during Mediation

You may have your solicitor or adviser present throughout the mediation but sometimes, parties do not wish to have representatives present and the mediator will then work with the parties on their own.  In the latter case, the option remains for the parties to seek legal or other advice before entering into an agreement.  Once an agreement is reached, the mediator will encourage the parties to commit it to writing, so that it becomes enforceable.

If appointed, one of your representative’s main tasks is to advise you as to whether you should enter the agreement.  They should also advise you on whether the agreement alone is sufficient, or whether it should be embodied as a court order, or some other steps taken to ensure that it takes effect.