Norfolk based mediation specialists mediation-1st have recently opened the doors to their newly designed premises in the Cathedral Close in Norwich. Mediation, where a neutral Mediator helps the parties to a dispute negotiate a settlement, is increasingly been seen as a more practical and commercial alternative to the cost, delay and uncertainty of resolving disputes through litigation. "The alternative of choice today is mediation. The law increasingly recognises the value and importance of mediation….Where it is available no sane or conscientious litigators will lightly reject it" leading judge Justice Lightman has told lawyers.
Mediation-1st's premises in the Cathedral Close are among the first anywhere in the country to have been conceived and fitted out expressly with mediation in mind. "Research has shown that one of the most important factors in determining whether a mediation is successful can be the premises themselves" says mediation-1st's principal, Martin Plowman. Factors like the location, the size of mediation rooms, the facilities available at the Mediation venue, even the choice of furniture and the view can all be factors in contributing to a successful venue. At 73 The Close the research was carefully studied and everything from the choice of furniture to the colour scheme was chosen with a view to a successful mediation. Even the oil paintings on the wall were specially commissioned to a brief that reflected the needs of a mediation.
These are among the first mediation rooms in the Eastern region to be fitted out specifically with a view to mediation. Add to the facilities in the rooms what Martin considers to be "one of the best views in England" - each mediation room has an uninterrupted view of the West face of Norwich Cathedral - and the mediators at mediation-1st are united in believing that “the fine city of Norwich now has some of the finest mediation chambers in the country". For further information on Mediation or Mediation-1st please contact Martin Plowman on 01603 281128 or email martin@mediation-1st.co.uk
MARTIN PLOWMAN is a CEDR and ADR Group Accredited Mediator. A Member of Norwich Court Mediation Scheme Steering Committee and Director of Mediators in East Anglia.
Has mediated cases from small claims to those worth over a million pounds on a regular basis often up to three times a week. He is also a partner in Leathes Prior, Solicitors and Head of Leathes Prior Litigation Department for fifteen years.
Specialist in commercial litigation, employment law, franchising / IP law, Property and inheritance disputes. Consistently rated a leader in his field by leading independent guides to the legal profession.
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