We offer professional mediation services to resolve employment and commercial disputes. The purpose is to achieve practical outcomes quickly and cost-effectively.
Mediation is fast becoming a pre-requisite for resolving employment and commercial disputes before proceeding with litigation in the labour and civil courts. It offers the consideration of creative commercial options to resolve disputes which are often beyond a court’s limited legal powers to consider.

At Deale Attorneys, we have special expertise in commercial mediation at executive and senior management levels. Typical disputes involve conflict at Board level amongst Directors or between the Board and the CEO or other senior executives.

Our commercial mediation services include:

Labor Disputes

Social and economic pressures intensify disputes at all levels in our workplaces where livelihoods and reputations may be at stake. Differing points of view can seem irreconcilable and lead to litigation in court. But time delays, costs, publicity and pure stress of protracted legal action are well-known downsides of this traditional system. And court-imposed ‘standard’ remedies are not always ideal. More cost-effective and creative methods to find new solutions are needed to resolve conflict more quickly to sustain our businesses.

Commercial Disputes

We provide specialised commercial mediation services. Mediation is a most effective option for resolving business disputes because it allows consideration of creative options – often beyond a court’s limited legal powers to consider. Commercial mediations are conducted without prejudice to legal rights – and in the strictest confidence. The rules promote a climate for constructive problem-solving – in private, and without surrendering access to litigation if negotiations do not resolve the dispute. This is particularly important where corporate and personal reputations are involved, to avoid harmful publicity.

Multi -Party

Many tough business disagreements can be resolved internally through the intervention of a professional Facilitator. We’ve developed ideal processes and special skills to work with business parties at all levels – from top executives to representatives in multi-party unionised environments – to reach common cause in complex situations. We have facilitated many successful processes in early and late stage conflict environments, in a variety of sectors.