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Breathe Mediation
Breathe provides parties with a cost effective opportunity to navigate the outcome of their dispute prior to Court proceedings. Our mediators offer a wide range of civil and commercial expertise. It is our role to explore every dispute step by step, facilitating commercially sensible discussions between the parties form the outset.
Breathe encourages commercial solutions to complex disputes. Our unique approach to ‘shuttle’ mediation provides parties with an impartial framework to reach full and final settlement without judgement. With a growing presence throughout the United Kingdom, our fixed fee approach, innovative reconciliation strategies and three tiered process gives parties the necessary focus to air their differences and Breathe.
Commercial Property
Breathe has acted on a variety of commercial property disputes including rent review disputes, dilapidation and Scott Schedules, rent deposits, restrictive covenants, easements and overage.
Development
Breathe mediators specialise in planning and development matters including option and promotion agreements, as well as contractual claims between employers and sub-contractors.
Commercial
Commercial contract disputes are often a reality of everyday business. Our mediators are well equipped to resolve disputes ranging from service level agreements to terms and conditions.
Energy
Breathe possess specialist knowledge of the energy industries including solar, biomass and wind. As a continuously evolving area of law, energy disputes often overlap into construction, planning and regulatory matters.
Media
Breathe is well versed in resolving disputes between authors and publishers, as well as artists, record labels and management. Breathe has extensive experience in copyright and other intellectual property matters.
Debt
Breathe has experience in resolving disputes between lenders and borrowers in both secured and unsecured lending transactions as well as debt collection matters from utilities to services rendered and consumer credit.What is Breathe Mediation?
Mediation is a voluntary process entered into by the parties to a commercial dispute prior to or during Court proceedings, where an experienced and impartial Breathe Mediator explores the nature of the dispute with a view to identifying the key issues and facilitating commercially sensible discussion between the parties without the need for attendance at Court.
How does mediation work?
Each party will present a short summary of the dispute to Breathe and a suitable Breathe mediator is agreed and appointed by the parties. The appointed mediator may contact each party to discuss the mediation process, the nature of the dispute and any updates.
A mutually convenient time and place to meet will be agreed for both parties to attend. Each party will then sign an Agreement to Mediate and an equal share of the fixed fee deposit is payable by each party to the mediation. Each party will then provide a short position statement attaching any relevant supporting information to the appointed mediator.
Breathe Mediation begins with a short face to face joint meeting before the parties are placed in separate rooms for individual discussion and consultation with the appointed mediator. Our expert mediators ‘shuttle’ between the parties in equally apportioned sessions. The parties will engage in an exploration of the key issues relevant to the dispute with a view to reaching an agreement.
Mediation is a voluntary process and either party or the appointed mediator may opt to terminate the mediation at any time.
Why mediate?
Mediation is conducted on a ‘without prejudice’ and confidential basis – this means that no one other than the parties to the dispute and the appointed mediator will be privy to the negotiations, terms of any settlement discussions and neither can be used against you later on in the event that mediation is unsuccessful.
Mediation is less time consuming than attendance at Court and the parties are governed by a simplistic framework centred upon reconciliation as opposed to the complex legalities and procedures of the judicial system. Parties are frequently encouraged by the Court to attempt mediation before engaging in litigation emphasising the impact that alternative resolution has had in recent years.
How long does mediation take?
Many mediations reach a full and final settlement between the parties within a single working day and occasionally, in just a few hours. Mediation can however continue for as long as the parties are willing to engage in the process at a pace that suits the parties.
What does mediation cost?
Mediation is far less costly than litigating your dispute at Court and provides the parties with an opportunity to agree key issues without a judgement from the Court. Breathe offers fixed fees regardless of the nature of value of your dispute. Any costs in respect of travel, venue hire or refreshments are additional. Breathe keep things simple and on that basis, our costs are fixed at £100.00 per hour and £800.00 per day.
Office address
Gunnercooke llp, FAO Tom Ghannad, 53 King Street, Manchester, M2 4LQ