The aim is to resolve the dispute, not just to argue it. Court is often slower, more expensive and more adversarial than a matter needs, so we use the dispute resolution method that gets you the result fastest: negotiation, mediation, arbitration or expert determination, and litigation when that is the right call. We have mediators trained in commercial dispute resolution, and we act from our offices in Newcastle for clients across the Hunter and NSW. For separating couples, our family dispute resolution service handles FDR specifically.
How we help
We pick the right process and drive it to a resolution. We:
- Advise on the best pathway for your dispute, and the cost and risk of each.
- Negotiate firmly on your behalf, and prepare you to negotiate well.
- Run and attend mediations, with our own accredited mediators.
- Act in arbitration and expert determination, and litigate where a process fails.
Why clients choose Mullane Lindsay
Our litigation and dispute resolution team is led by Director Kristy Nunn and Special Counsel David Collins, and our mediators apply a clear, structured approach built on courtesy, involvement, openness, creativity and reaching agreement. Backed by the firm since 1976, we take a strategic, commercially focused approach to every matter.
Why mediate rather than litigate?
Mediation is usually faster, cheaper and less adversarial than court. It is confidential, so the parties can speak frankly; it keeps control of the outcome in your hands rather than a judge’s; it can preserve a business relationship worth keeping; and it has a high settlement rate. It is not right for every matter, for example where urgent court orders are needed or one party will not engage in good faith, and we will tell you when court is the better option.
