... way of resolving your dispute. If the two parties cannot to an agreement they may both decide to bring in solicitors, which will try to help negotiate a settlement but at a cost. In fact, even if a court proceeding takes place the two solicitors will try to come to an agreement to settle out of court on behalf of their customers. Once solicitors are involved there will be a cost element to the dispute and the longer the negotiations go on the higher the costs will be. If the dispute cannot be settled, the next stage is mediation. Mediation is where the two parties appoint an independent person who will not decide the dispute, but who will work with the parties to enable them to reach a settlement. He may try to help by evaluating the strength of the parties' cases, or by acting as a go-between in negotiations. ...

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