LADR is entirely flexible on costs.

The Clerks are fully conversant with the needs of our professional as well as our lay clients and will discuss the needs and constraints of each case individually.

However, purely as a guideline, the cost of the mediation will be governed either by the amount of time estimated for the actual mediation together with reading or preparation time, or alternatively by the value of the claim, whether in purely monetary terms, or in terms of the importance to the parties.

In terms of time, parties may take purely as a guideline the sum of £1,750 plus vat (that is, £875 plus vat payable by each party) for an average mediation taking one full day, consisting of 8 hours of mediation and not more than 4 hours of reading/preparation.

Insofar as value is concerned, a sliding scale of charges for mediation, payable by the parties jointly (but usually shared between them), including preparation time, which might apply in some cases, is set out below.

Value of Claim		Fees (plus vat)
£5,000 or less		£300 (2 hours)
£5,000 to £15,000		£600 (3 hours)
Up to £15,000		£800 (8hrs+ 2hrs prep)
£15,000 to £50,000		£1,500-£2,000 (8hrs + 4hrs prep)
£50,000 to £100,000		£2,500 (8hrs + 4hrs prep)
£100,000 to £500,000		£2,500 to £4,000 (8hrs + 4hrs prep)
Above £500,000		Negotiable

There are some occasions when a case has no clear monetary value but is none the less important to the parties. In such cases a fee will be agreed according to the complexity of the dispute.

Legal Aid is available for all LADR mediations in Civil cases.
Venue Available: LADR is able to offer excellent mediation facilities at Lamb Building.