DON’T LITIGATE
MEDIATE
DON’T LITIGATE
MEDIATE
DON’T LITIGATE
MEDIATE
Mediation and Dispute Resolution Services
Somerset West, Cape Town
No one expects to get caught up in a dispute. Often, we start with the best intentions, only to encounter an issue that becomes increasingly difficult to resolve. This can happen for many reasons, such as differing opinions, conflicts of interest, poor communication, incompatible solutions, or misunderstandings. At this stage, we may begin to worry or panic about the situation.
When negotiations stall or break down, one or both parties may take hostile actions, escalating the conflict. Defending yourself in such situations can become time-consuming and costly, impacting your finances and personal well-being. The effects can be felt in your personal life and professional environment.
Whatever stage a dispute has reached,
effective and affordable help is at hand.
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Cost Effective Focus is on resolution, not battle Less stress – No judges or juries Tell your story and be heard Maintain your privacy Creating win-win agreements Avoid unpredictable outcomes Improved communication
Our Story
We, at HW Mediators, have a passion for helping people. Trying to make things easier in times of trouble.
We have a great understanding and appreciation for resolving problems in an amicable way. An understanding of the rifts that can be created by misunderstandings. An appreciation for the fact that underneath all our differences, we all just want to be heard and understood.
This is the fundamental starting point of mediation. To listen and try to understand what both parties want.
We are based in the Helderberg Basin, but are willing to travel as needed.
We also collaborate with mediators nationally.
We, and our partners, have all successfully completed the mediation course presented by Mediation in Motion through the University of Cape Town.
We are affiliated with the Mediation in Motion platform and Members of the Social Justice Association of Mediators, where clients can access details of qualified mediators. We adhere very strictly to the mediators code of confidentiality and impartiality.
So if you need help with a misunderstanding, disagreement or dispute, please contact us and see if we can be of service.
Types Of Mediation
Facilitative Mediation
In facilitative mediation or traditional mediation, a professional mediator attempts to facilitate negotiation between the parties in conflict.
Rather than making recommendations or imposing a decision, the mediator encourages disputants to reach their own voluntary solution by exploring each other’s deeper interests.
Court-Mandated
Court-ordered mediation. Litigators and mediators are sometimes confounded by the oxymoron of court-ordered mediation.
Mediation is a voluntary, confidential, non-binding process in which a mediator helps the parties identify obstacles to settlement and develop strategies to resolve their dispute.
Evaluative Mediation
Evaluative mediation is concerned primarily with reaching a deal. This style of mediation focuses more on expected court outcome and less on the parties’ interests.
If a trial is coming up the attorneys may suggest using an evaluative mediator with the hope of reaching a deal and avoiding trial.
Concord Mediation
Concord Mediation fully subscribes to the fact that the best resolution is one that the parties can easily sign up to in terms of it being “their own” but also recognizes that we have a role in suggesting feasible outcomes and helping parties to consider options that might not otherwise have arisen.
Mission
HW Mediators aims to provide our clients with skilled and constructive dispute resolution that enables people to handle any conflict in a calm, inexpensive and timely manner.
Vision
Our vision is to reconceptualise the way legal services are approached and delivered
Through our efforts, the future of the legal profession should belong to ADR, so that more disputes are resolved and less costs are incurred.
Values
Our values guide how we conduct our relationships with one another, our clients and stakeholders while working towards achieving our aim of being the ADR service provider of choice for dispute resolution
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Info
Phone
08 33 10 11 12
Email
[email protected]
Location
Blue Spaces
21 Conradie Crescent, Asla Park, N2, Strand, 7140
