After having a dispute with your solicitor about legal costs, the last thing most people would want to do is to involve a further solicitor and incur further costs.
Similarly, most law firms are reluctant to issue proceedings against a client for costs and would much prefer to resolve issues in different ways.
Mediation can be a very constructive and effective way to look at issues in such situations, which often go far beyond the costs themselves, which would often be quickly overshadowed by the legal costs involved in dealing with all the issues through court.
Zen Thompson has recently dealt with such a case in mediation, between a firm of solicitors and their client.
Such mediation can be very cost effective and leave both parties feeling that the other understands and takes on board their concerns, and so are able to move forward and see the benefits of resolving matters without further dispute.
Zen offers mediation at our Bishop’s Stortford office (near Stansted) and our London office (next to Liverpool Street Station).