RAPID Mediation

The popularity of mediation continues to grow with the development of innovative services such as RAPID Mediation.

Mediation is a private and structured form of negotiation assisted by a third party that is initially non-binding. If a settlement is reached the parties can draw up an agreement that can then become a legally binding contract.

Under RAPID Mediation, parties can access some of the UK's top personal injury mediators, working to defined procedures and capped fee rates. 

Key features of RAPID Mediation include:

• Cost capped mediation over half day or full day - with the option to continue to a second day if required
• No financial limit to what can be referred to RAPID Mediation
• Ideal for disputes involving two parties or for multi-party disputes
• Parties are consulted on choice of mediator
• Mediators are drawn from membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and are bound by its Code of Ethics
• Detailed Guidance Notes are made available to the parties

RAPID Mediation also benefits from the traditional advantages enjoyed in ADR processes:

• It is more cost-effective than going to court and takes less time
• It is private, protecting the consumer / employee as well as the company brand
• It is accessible
• It uses the skills and experience of professionals used to working within the specialist environment of personal injury
• It gives the user a range of options to best resolve their dispute

Click on the relevant link below to access the RAPID Mediation procedure, guidance notes and application form, all of which have received the Crystal Mark for clarity from the Plain English Campaign.