Commercial Mediation
What is Commercial Mediation?
Commercial mediation is a confidential, voluntary process that helps businesses and individuals resolve disputes efficiently—without the cost, delay, or uncertainty of litigation. It’s designed to preserve relationships, protect reputations, and support practical, forward-looking outcomes.
Whether you're dealing with a contract dispute, unpaid invoice, or breakdown in a business relationship, mediation offers a structured space to clarify issues, explore options, and reach agreement on your own terms.
Issues We Help Resolve
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Contract disputes – interpretation, performance, breach, or termination
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Unpaid invoices – payment delays, disputed amounts, or breakdowns in communication
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Business-to-business disagreements – supply chain issues, service delivery, or partnership tensions
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Professional services – fee disputes, scope disagreements, or dissatisfaction with outcomes
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Shareholder or director disputes – misalignment on roles, responsibilities, or exit terms
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Franchise or licensing issues – compliance, territory, or brand use concerns
How it Works
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Initial Conversation
We begin with a short, confidential call to understand the dispute, the parties involved, and any commercial sensitivities. -
Scheduling the Session
If mediation is appropriate, we’ll arrange a date—online or in person—at a time that suits all parties. -
Setting the Agenda
The session opens with a joint meeting to agree on the agenda and establish ground rules. -
Private Discussions
We then move into private meetings to explore interests, test options, and evaluate risk. -
Conclusion
Commercial mediations often conclude within a full day. Complex matters may require additional time or a structured follow-up.
If agreement is reached, we help document the commercial terms clearly so they can be actioned.
Where settlement isn’t possible, you leave with narrowed issues, clearer valuations, and practical next steps to manage cost and risk.
The Benefits
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Confidential: without prejudice discussions that protect reputations
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Efficient and cost-effective: faster and more affordable than litigation or arbitration
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You stay in control: parties retain control over terms, timing, and outcomes
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Commercially workable solutions: outcomes tailored to business realities, beyond what a court can order
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Relationship-preserving: supports future trade and reduces friction between counterparts
Why Clients Work With Us
Businesses choose Laricelle Fouchée for calm management of high‑stakes negotiations, sector‑aware pragmatism, and rigorous neutrality. From contract and supplier disputes to shareholder, IP, and professional services matters, we maintain momentum and focus on outcomes that balance risk, cost, and continuity.
The Fouchee Mediation Approach: Your Partner in Resolution
We blend commercial realism with a clear process: identify core interests and constraints, surface value‑creating options, reality‑test proposals, and build agreement step by step. Expect clarity, pace, and disciplined confidentiality throughout.
Facing a business dispute? Book a confidential consultation to assess options, timelines, and next steps. We can schedule your mediation promptly.