Commercial Mediation
Peter Webster our Principal is qualified as a civil and commercial mediator.
Peter has mediated a wide range of commercial disputes to a conclusion. He has been a popular choice with parties to construction and engineering disputes, his own and Thea Limited's specialist area. He has however also successfully undertaken real estate, landlord and tenant, boundary, banking and estate agency mediations.
Here are some of the comments upon Peter as a mediator from others involved in his mediations:
"Efficient"
"Respectful and helpful"
"Excellently handled"
"Professional and efficient communicator"
"Calm & listening"
“Peter was a calm and influential lead mediator who let emotions emerge in a controlled fashion, but with firm interventions when necessary, especially during the opening, and only, joint session. I felt that we projected ourselves as a good double act with myself in supporting role, capturing necessary information for transfer between sessions. In the end the very strong feelings of lack of respect on all sides overcame what may in the near future be realised as common sense.” (David Richards, co-mediator)
“I enjoyed working with Peter and learnt a lot from his approach to the mediation. He refocusedthe parties when discussions became repetitive. He gave some good feedbackafter the session.” (Pamela Sellman, co-mediator)
“Peter was very thoughtful and measured throughout. He set out the ground rules very clearly to the parties and reminded the parties that the process was time limited, to concentrate attention that time was short and to keep the mediation moving. He was inclusive and allowed his assistant the opportunity to intervene and overall there was real team effort. Thank you Peter.” (Jonathan Pyke, co-mediator)
A mediator relies upon securing the trust of all parties - principals, supporters, and advisors - in order to perform effectively in his or her role.
This trust enables the mediator to receive confidences from all the parties, and thus to see a possible settlement zone that is not visible to any of the parties on their own.
It is therefore essential, when approaching a potential mediator, first to propose him or her as a candidate to the other party or parties to the dispute to be mediated. Otherwise, the mediator may be perceived (rightly or wrongly) as "your man (or woman)", and either be vetoed at the outset (most likely), or be more susceptible to distrust during the mediation by your opponents. A mediator does not give legal advice before or during a mediation, and does not give a decision at the end of the mediation if the parties have not reached a settlement: it is therefore vital that no comment that could be construed as advice is sought from the candidate mediator when initial contact is made.
If you would like to approach Thea Limited to provide Peter Webster to mediate your dispute, the best way is to obtain approval from your opponents or their representatives by forwarding to them a link to this website, and then to make a joint approach.
