Fees

The Ministry of Justice has developed a mediation voucher scheme, whereby a contribution of up to £500 per case/family to the mediation costs of a child arrangements case will be offered, encouraging people who may not be eligible for Legal Aid to resolve their disputes outside of court where appropriate. Our staff will be happy to explain this scheme in more detail.

Individual Information & Assessment Meeting (MIAM) - £120 incl. Vat (Remote Zoom) or , £138 incl. Vat (face-face)

Joint Information & Assessment Meeting - £180 incl. Vat

Mediation sessions:

Child arrangements ( C ) 1 hour - £120.00 incl. Vat

Property & Finance (P&F) 1.5hrs - £216.00 incl. Vat

All Issues Mediation (AIM = C/P&F) - 1.5hrs-£216.00 incl. Vat

If ONE client qualifies for legal aid, the initial individual meeting, which is called a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting [MIAM] and the first session of mediation where both clients attend together, will also be free for the second client under the first client's legal aid.

If you are a paying client, we only charge for the amount of time the mediator spends with you in the sessions and for the time the mediator spends preparing any necessary documents, such as a Memorandum of Understanding, which is the document which records the proposals reached.

No charge is made for routine letters and telephone calls.

The Mediator will give you an estimate of the likely costs of your particular case at your information meeting, when you have had an opportunity to discuss your case and the issues to the mediator.

You pay as you go and make payment at the end of each session.

Depending on the issues, most mediations are resolved within 2-4 sessions.

There are no hidden charges, eg letters or telephone calls, you pay only for the time spent with the mediator in the sessions or for preparing necessary documents agreed with you.

Generally, the cost of mediation is much less than the cost of going to court.