Mediation Notice—no contract or dispute resolution clause

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Mediation Notice—no contract or dispute resolution clause

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Published by a LexisNexis Dispute Resolution expert

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Without prejudice save as to costs

[Insert name and address of other party's solicitors]

[Insert date]

Dear [insert organisation name]

[Insert case heading]—Mediation Notice

Our respective clients have failed to resolve the dispute by [informal] negotiation [between their respective senior executives]. Our client requests that the parties attempt to settle the dispute by mediation [in accordance with the [insert

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Mediation definition
What does Mediation mean?

A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a mediator follows a structured process to facilitate an agreed settlement between parties to a dispute.

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