"I tried to make mediation1st the kind of mediation provider that I myself would have wanted to instruct, were I still a litigator."

Martin Plowman

Our story

Mediation1st was founded by Martin Plowman back in 2003.

After over fifteen years as the Head of Litigation at a large solicitors' firm, Martin had become convinced of the value of mediation. His own experience as a litigator had also left him in no doubt about what he was looking for from a mediation service:
  • The ability to find out instantly when the chosen mediator was free.
  • Transparent fees; no hidden charges for "extra hours", or "preparation time". Or even "travel time" or costs.
  • Sensible mediation fees, proportionate to the value in dispute.
  • Most of all, mediation by committed, full time, high quality mediators.
Over two thousand mediations later, we've tried to deliver just that. Our mediators' availability is right here on the Diary & Booking page. We don't charge hidden extras; these mediation fees are what you pay, and not a penny more.   And our fees are set by reference to the amount in dispute to ensure that they are proportionate.   

And as for the quality of our mediators? Well, we'd like to think that we've delivered there, too.  Many of our mediators have feedback available to read at the foot of their individual CVs, which you can find under the "Mediators" tab above.   And though we say so ourselves, that feedback is pretty good.    But ultimately the only judges of whether we've done that are those who use our services; in other words, you.  

If you like the idea of accessible high quality mediators, and  if the idea of sensible transparent mediation fees works for you, then there's just three simple stages to book...