Areas of work

Mediation

5RB offers a mediation service for the fast, effective and inexpensive resolution of media-related and other disputes. Currently, four members of 5RB - Gordon Bishop, Stephen Bate, Iain Christie and William Bennett - are accredited mediators and have active mediation practices. They are able both to act as mediators and to advise and represent parties who are contemplating or taking part in mediation. 5RB is a member of the London Dispute Resolution Service, a dispute resolution service comprising mediators from leading London law firms.

With increasing emphasis being placed on mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), mediation now has to be seriously considered in virtually all disputes where proceedings are active or contemplated. Mediation can be very successful, with over two-thirds of cases settling on the day and many others shortly afterwards.