Family & Divorce

Mediation

Our Approach

Our team of specialist family lawyers includes a number collaboratively trained lawyers

Mediation is a way of resolving issues directly with the help of a mediator. Our mediators are also family lawyers and so have a specialised knowledge of the issues involved. It is a private (confidential) and entirely voluntary process which involves a series of meetings between the couple and a mediator where, together, they try to reach an agreement. If an agreement is reached it can, potentially, be made binding via a court order, which is something your solicitors would deal with.

Our team of specialist family lawyers includes experienced and accredited family mediators, Charlotte Bradley, Connie Atkinson, Lauren Evans, Stacey Nevin and Olivia Stiles allowing you to choose the right mediator to suit your personal circumstances. We are able to provide substantive mediation (in relation to financial matters and/or issues relating to children) and we also undertake MIAMs (Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings).

A strong team ethic shines through at Kingsley Napley and there is ready support from across the whole team, whose assistance is always quick, accurate and reassuring.

Chambers and Partners _ 2025

The team are especially good at being empathetic towards their clients and taking the time to engage with their wider personal context.

Chambers UK _ 2026

Our Expertise

Recent examples of work

Mediating a couple, who did not wish to instruct lawyers, to negotiate the division of their £30m assets. The mediator worked with the couple, their accountant and other tax advisors to prepare a tax efficient settlement.
Mediating a couple to resolve a financial settlement and arrangements for the children. She worked closely with the couple and at the mediator’s suggestion, also with their solicitors, who attended the final mediation sessions.
Mediating a couple who were unmarried to agree the financial and parenting arrangements for their two year old child. As the couple relied on the father to support their high standards of living, some mediation sessions took place with members of the couple’s extended family and their solicitors.