• My Mediation Matters

    Part of Party Wall Services

  • My Mediation Matters

    Part of Party Wall Services

  • My Mediation Matters

    Part of Party Wall Services

  • My Mediation Matters

    Part of PWS Surveyors

About us

As a firm we have specialised in neighbouring disputes since 2008. Having been witness to a significant rise in disputes between neighbouring and construction specialists within the industry we decided that seeking and supporting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) was key to the harmonious resolution of such matters as boundary and land disputes, right of light, party wall, construction and  building disputes.

Commonly parties would enter into dispute over a specific points which may or may not be fundamental to the source of aggravation.  Seeking to find the source of the matters arising often allows the parties to find their own paths in balancing the dispute with their own goals and perception.  Giving the power to the parties to take control of the dispute and resolution of it is something we strived to achieve. In fact of over 100 boundary disputes, none of those we have advised upon have been taken to Court to date.  We now wish to take our expertise forward and offer our services as mediators, to anyone undergoing a disputed matters within our field of expertise.

Following a personal interest and investment into ADR, Victoria Dewey Bruce has now qualified as an RICS Mediator having undergone their property based, dispute resolution, through mediation course and now appears on their panel of mediators as an expert in her field. She is also on the Panel of Mediators for the Party Wall Mediation Scheme.

Our passion is to empower other people to finding unique and alternative ways in which they may be able to move forward from a dispute that has arisen and thereby allowing them to ‘Live’ after the dispute fairly and uncompromised. With the reality of litigation these days meaning that any dispute is likely to take several months of preparation and to then expect to wait at least fifteen to eighteen months for a court hearing which results in an emotional tie and cost that cannot always be allowed for, communicated or calculated being an overriding weight of the dispute itself, Meditation gives the hope of resolution in a much quicker and affordable timescale, usually six to eight weeks. Furthermore, if either or both parties appoint solicitors  or barristers to represent them at court, legal costs of very considerable amounts will inevitably be incurred, (usually at least £50,000 although over considerably more depending on the claim) with the real consideration that the losing party having to pay both his and a majority of his opponent’s costs. There is also the consideration that even the winner of the appeal will usually have some level of costs that are not recoverable. Some parties may decide to present or defend themselves, in which case, Mediation may have been a better option as although each party may represent itself, there are channels specifically set up at streamlining parties away from proceeding and to relative conclusions and agreements.

It is worthy of note that it is a requirement of the Civil Procedure Rules that the court urges litigants to seek to settle their disputes by ADR and, in particular, by Mediation, this becoming common direction, by exploring Mediation early on both cost, time and emotional well-being can be massively favoured. In fact it is almost certain that there is no negative outcome of exploring Mediation as a form of dispute resolution and with the right mediator who is well verse in your area of dispute you can almost guarantee a more favoured overview of your case before entering into proceedings.

To discuss the specifics of your case and if Mediation is the appropriate ADR for you to consider, please contact us directly.