Contact us
Before you contact us, please note:
We love talking about mediation. We believe in mediation. We're passionate about mediation. But, mediation is still essentially a voluntary process. If your opponent has not agreed to mediate, there is generally nothing we can do. Sorry. It is true that, since a case called Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC, it is established that the court does have power to order the parties to mediate, but unless the court has ordered mediation, and specifically named us as the mediators then, again, there's nothing we can do until your opponent agrees to our instruction. Again, sorry.
And one more thing. We're mediation1st, founded by Martin Plowman in 2003, based in East Anglia and London but operating nationally. We do civil, commercial and workplace mediation, but not matrimonial mediation. There is also a company called Mediation First (formerly South West Mediation), based in Exeter but again operating nationally, who do matrimonial mediation. We're not the same company, despite the similar names, but they're our good friends, and if it's Mediation First you want, you can find them here.
But if both sides want to go to mediation, and it's us you want, this is how to get in touch....
Addresses*:
The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ
25 Southampton Buildings, London, WC2A 1AL
Tel: 0160 35 36 200
Email: info@mediation1st.co.uk
*Those are our addresses, but we're usually out mediating, so generally we prefer stuff sent electronically, please, as that will reach us wherever we happen to be. And there's probably no point your popping in on spec to see us, since the chances are we won't be in. There's a nice cafe at the University of East Anglia address, though.