by focusmediation | Oct 28, 2015 | Conflict, Family, Mediation, Separation
Has talking to each other become impossible? Are the things you’ve got to sort out too difficult? Does it feel as if there’s a brick wall between you that you can’t bring down? Mediation offers a safe, neutral environment in which you can tackle your impossible...
by focusmediation | Aug 4, 2015 | Conflict, Family, Mediation, Separation
Any parent facing six weeks of summer holidays has the challenge of keeping the kids entertained, and if you have separated from your partner, the challenge is even tougher. The Oxford Story Museum does a fantastic job at offering diversion for families who love...
by focusmediation | Jun 24, 2015 | Family, Mediation, Separation
Often in mediation we see the couple separately for their first meetings. This gives people an opportunity to be very frank and open about their situation. Often one will say “S/he’s a controller, and I’m unsure I can cope with mediation!” Then...
by focusmediation | Jun 15, 2015 | Family, Mediation, Separation
The costs of litigating a case should be in proportion to the value of the dispute. Official – but forgotten repeatedly. The Ministry of Justice, the judges, everyone – says the costs of going to law should bear some sort of rational relationship to the value of...
by focusmediation | May 31, 2015 | Family, Mediation, Separation
“The Randolph Hotel is on fire!” As my bus pulled around the corner, everyone turned to look out of the window: a plume of black smoke was spiralling up from the top of the Randolph’s central tower. People were stopping to stare, and as we moved up the road, we met...
