Uses of mediation
Examples of some of the disputes and differences in which Core has been involved:
- a dispute over the provision and functionality of software for use in the delivery of an important online service to customers
- the purchase and sale of a professional practice where differences arose over an oral agreement reached and the valuation of the business and where one partner had continued to run the business
- questions about ongoing losses suffered by an agency providing services to a major distributor of products to the household marketplace, where the agency agreement had been terminated
- a joint venture property initiative where ambiguity in the commercial contract caused a difference of view about allocation of profit
- a dispute over an estate following the death of a landowner where various properties were in use by family members and existing relationships were uneasy
- claims for payment by a contractor on a construction project, with counter claims by the developer, and differing views about the involvement of third party contractors, with a concurrent need to complete the works utilising the skills of those involved in the dispute
- a serious difference between two colleagues in senior management in the health sector leading to tension and appraisal difficulties
- a dispute over completion of a housing project, with remedies sought in court and arbitration, costs escalating beyond the value of remedial work and years of uncertainty for a house-owner and contractor
- an unresolved claim involving a local authority and a maintenance contractor for cleaning services
- a dispute over the value of professional advice given to a development project where the principals subsequently elected to use other services
- claims by a senior employee for salary and other remuneration and bonuses after termination of employment
- serious personal injuries suffered in an accident with disputed issues about fault, causal link and quantification of damages
- financial provision in a divorce case where assets were uncertain
- allegations of professional negligence directed against architects, solicitors and other professional advisers
- differences between governing bodies in sport causing serious problems for its development
- claims arising from warranties and deferred payment arrangements following a share purchase
- a planning application in which objections were made on the grounds of the effect on a profitable local business which had no alternative location owing to the nature of the business.
Further examples can be found in our business sector categories