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Who we are
Mediation1st is owned and run by Martin Plowman. That's me. Hello. Besides me, mediation1st also comprises the self-employed mediators on our panel and our Mediation Coordinator, Mandy Hanby.
What we do
The clue is in the name. We provide mediation services. Nothing else.
Our place of business
In truth, our place of business is wherever the mediation is (within reason: you can see details of where we'll go to mediate here). But for legal purposes, our address is The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia, NR4 7TJ. We're mostly out mediating, so there's not a lot of point dropping in on spec. But, you can send legal stuff to us there, and it has a nice cafe.
Professional Memberships and Standards
We are registered as mediation providers by the Civil Mediation Council, and we adhere to the European Code of Conduct for Mediators.
Disclaimer
Well, we're lawyers, and it's a legal website, and it wouldn't be a proper legal website without a disclaimer, would it? So, here you go...
All content on this website is correct to the best of our knowledge and belief, but it is provided for general information only, and should not be taken to represent legal advice, and you should always check with us that the content is up to date and take your own professional advice before relying on this website.
That's kind of the standard wording. And it's good, and you should take note accordingly. But if you just want the key point then, basically, it boils down to this:
We're mediators. We mediate. We don't advise. More than that: we can't advise. If a mediator were to give advice, they'd immediately forfeit their impartiality and become one side's advisor, which they must never do. So: get your own advice. You know it makes sense.
