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ApricotLawyer connects clients with a trusted network of mediators and legal professionals across Europe and beyond, delivering efficient, culturally aware solutions to complex disputes.
Our Services
Pre-mediation advice can provide you with the strategic guidance and practical tools necessary for a successful mediation process.
Online Mediation offers a collaborative approach that can help you resolve disputes online at your location and without the need for lengthy legal battles.
Commercial mediation offers businesses a collaborative and efficient approach to resolving conflicts.
About Mediation
What is Mediation?
Mediation is a voluntary process involving a neutral third party, known as a mediator, who facilitates communication between disputing parties. The goal is to help them find common ground and reach a mutually beneficial agreement
When to use Mediation?
Mediation is a powerful tool for resolving various business disputes. It saves time, reduces costs, and helps maintain important relationships. We provide expert mediation services tailored to your business needs, ensuring effective conflict resolution and long-term success.
What is Pre-Mediation?
Pre-mediation is a preparation process designed to help you make the most of your mediation session. By investing in pre-mediation advice, you can significantly increase your chances of achieving a favorable outcome and avoiding the time, stress, and financial burdens associated with litigation.
Our Blog
Settlement Agreement in Mediation
Conflicts arise in every area of life. They appear in businesses, workplaces, families, and partnerships. Mediation has become a widely trusted method of conflict resolution and
What is Mediation Agreement
This blog post explains what a mediation agreement is, why it matters, when it is used, and how it works in practice. Whether you are a legal professional, business leader, startup founder, student, or simply curious about mediation, this guide is designed to be clear, practical, and accessible.
Cost allocation in Mediation
In modern conflict resolution, cost allocation is not simply a financial detail. It is a strategic element that helps parties feel ownership of the process. The clearer the expectations, the smoother the mediation journey.
How to start online Mediation
Learn how online mediation offers a modern solution to disputes. Start online mediation with our easy-to-follow steps.
Mediation in Cross-Border Conflicts
In a globalized world, cross-border mediation serves as an effective alternative to international litigation, addressing disputes while respecting diverse legal and cultural landscapes. Mediation is efficient, cost-effective, and promotes relationship preservation, offering a collaborative platform for resolving conflicts. This structured approach gains importance in international business partnerships and complex disputes.
Mediation for Shareholders
Discover how shareholder mediation offers faster, flexible, and collaborative dispute resolution. Learn the benefits of mediation for shareholders, from preserving relationships to ensuring business stability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most common questions about mediation and our ADR services. If you need more information, our team is always here to assist you.
What Is Mediation
Mediation is a powerful tool for resolving various business disputes. It saves time, reduces costs, and helps maintain important relationships.
Where Mediation is used
Mediation can be used in different cases. It can be used in contract disputes, in shareholder disputes, employment conflicts, family conflicts, during mergers & acquisitions, in daily business disputes.
How Long does mediation take?
The full Mediation process in general takes a week or two. However, it is worth to mention that different disputes require different approaches. Some disputes can be resolved during one or two sessions, while some problematic cases can be dragged for months.
Do I need a lawyer for Mediation?
Mediation can be conducted without any legal help. In certain cases it is highly advisable to have a lawyer or a person with a legal background by your side.
Who pays for mediation?
Parties are free to agree on the division of costs. Usually the mediation costs are split 50/50.
Why is Mediation quicker than litigation?
In many jurisdictions, where local courts have to handle big volume of cases and have a significant backlog, it is much faster to initiate a mediation session because mediation is less formal and based on the collaborative approach, where both parties (generally) are interested to settle the dispute in a short period of time.
Will my mediator provide the resolution?
No, mediators do not provide solutions. Mediators facilitate conversation and steer the discussion in the right direction.
Can we mediate online?
Certainly! Online mediation became one of the most efficient manners of settling cross-border disputes.
Contact ApricotLawyer
ApricotLawyer is committed to providing exceptional conflict resolution services to our clients. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation, please don’t hesitate to contact us.