Negotiation, mediation, and properly drafted settlement agreements. The pre-court alternative when a dispute exists but a courtroom fight is the wrong answer for both sides.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
What we help with.
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is the umbrella term for everything that resolves a dispute without going to court. It is faster, cheaper, more private, and (usually) better for any continuing relationship. The most common areas we cover:
Direct negotiation: drafting opening positions, response letters and settlement proposals on your behalf
Pre-action correspondence under the relevant Civil Procedure Rules protocol
Mediation preparation: scoping the issues, preparing your position, attending alongside you
Settlement agreement drafting: making sure the terms actually do what you think they do, with proper releases, payment terms, confidentiality and tax-correct structuring
Without-prejudice negotiations between parties
Mediation of business disputes: contract, partnership, supplier, customer, intra-company
Mediation of consumer and civil disputes
Settlement agreements in the employment context (drafted properly so they are binding)
And other out-of-court resolution work on request
WHO THIS IS FOR
Who this is for.
Businesses in dispute with a supplier, customer, partner, contractor or competitor who would prefer to settle rather than litigate.
Individuals dealing with a personal dispute (consumer, contractual, neighbour, family-business) where mediation might work.
Employers and employees negotiating a settlement (we have a separate Employment & HR Support page; this overlaps with that).
Anyone who has received a pre-action protocol letter or a statutory demand and wants to negotiate before things escalate.
HOW IT WORKS
Our process.
01
Free 20-Minute Consultation
Tell us what the dispute is about, what the other side wants, and what an acceptable outcome looks like for you.
02
Written scope and fixed quote
We agree the work in writing - negotiation, mediation prep, settlement drafting, or a combination.
03
Action
We negotiate on your behalf (or coach you to negotiate), prepare you for mediation, attend mediations alongside you, and draft the settlement agreement when terms are reached.
04
Follow-through
We make sure the settlement is implemented - payments made, releases signed, confidentiality observed - and we tell you clearly when the matter is closed.
COMMON QUESTIONS
FAQs
Negotiation is direct: you and the other side (or your respective representatives) exchange positions and try to reach a deal. Mediation involves a neutral third party (the mediator) who helps both sides find common ground. Both happen outside court. We support both.
Andreea has trained in alternative dispute resolution as part of UK legal training, and works alongside accredited mediators from our network for formal mediations. For most of our ADR work, we are advising one side (you) rather than acting as the neutral third party.
Yes. A properly drafted settlement agreement is a binding contract. The point of using a qualified person to draft it is to make sure it does what you think it does, with no loopholes, no ambiguity, and no surprise tax consequences.
If ADR fails and litigation is necessary, we refer the court phase to regulated barristers from our network and stay involved in the strategy and paperwork. The work we did on ADR is not wasted - the documentation, positions and correspondence all feed into the litigation file.
DISCLAIMER: Lexarox Legal Ltd is a UK legal consultancy. We are not authorised or regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and do not undertake reserved legal activities as defined by the UK Legal Services Act 2007. All client information is treated as strictly confidential under our terms of engagement. Where formal legal professional privilege is required under UK law, this is provided through the regulated solicitors and barristers within our network.
