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A meeting with a neutral mediator who helps the two sides reach a deal, and nothing binds until both sign. It is quicker and far cheaper than a trial, and the result is private. Frescalva and Marrowby settled there, at £10,000. Court and time map, the note (internal) · Chapter 10 · see Fixed costs
Explained in Chapter 10, Legal Costs: Who Pays, Settlement and the Advice Letter, of English Law Basics.
The main page for this term is Mediation, in Civil Litigation.
Mediation is a meeting with a neutral mediator who helps the two sides reach a deal; nothing binds until both sign. Frescalva proposes it because it is quicker and far cheaper than a trial, and the result is private.Read Chapter 10, Legal Costs: Who Pays, Settlement and the Advice Letter →
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