MEDIATION
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An Accredited Mediator, Karena was invited onto the RICS Mediation Panel as one of the first surveyors to achieve these new qualifications.

Karena is a RICS Panel Member for Neighbourhood and Boundary Disputes as well as a member of Standing Conference of Mediation Advocates (SCMA) and Family Mediators Association (FMA).

Mediation is carried out in association with Dispute Resolution Consultancy LLP (DMC). All areas of mediation are covered to offer Clients exactly what they need - anywhere in the country.

Karena completed the ADR Group conversion course from commercial to family medition in March 2010 and now offers family mediation.

NEWS: Karena is on the panel of Dispute Resolution Consultancy (DMC) and works in association with DMC to offer commercial and civil mediation throughout the UK.

NEWS: Karena is working with Coventry & Warwickshire Mediation Services as from June 2010 as a mediator based in Coventry.

“Mediation is a way of resolving issues from family issues, general neighbourhood and boundary disputes to court cases. I firmly believe that through talking, a common understanding and agreement can be achieved without the huge costs of court cases.”

There are 5 main reasons to choose mediation:

  • Often a less expensive route to follow for dispute resolution than using a lawyer as although the hourly rate may be the same, the process generally takes much less time than moving a case through standard legal channels.
  • Mediation is a confidential process. While court hearings of cases happen in public, whatever happens in mediation remains strictly confidential.
  • Often, solutions developed in mediation are ones that a judge or jury could not provide and because of this, the chances that both parties will comply with the mediated agreement are usually high.
  • The mere fact that parties are willing to mediate in most circumstances means that they are ready to "move" their position. This has the added benefit of often preserving the relationship the parties had before the dispute.
  • The mediator, as a neutral third party, gives no legal advice but guides the parties through the problem-solving process. A good mediator is trained in conflict resolution and in working with difficult situations so is likely to work with the emotional aspects and relationship aspects of a case and not just on the actual issues of the matter.