Sequentus - fitness to practise lawyers

Help resolving disagreements

Mediation helps people settle disputes by using an impartial third party to act as a ‘go between’ and help facilitate a compromise. It’s a voluntary process, completely confidential and usually quicker and much cheaper than instructing lawyers and letting a court decide the outcome of the case. Mediation is suitable for resolving all sorts of disagreements, even if they are not legal matters.

We are a not-for-profit and our CMC accredited mediators offer low cost mediation which takes place online and can be arranged in a matter of days. It costs £360 +VAT for disputes involving two parties.

Professional and impartial help to settle a dispute

We charge a fixed fee of £360 +VAT for a one-day mediation with two parties and in cases involving more people, £180 +VAT per additional party.

Our mediators are all CMC accredited and bring an impartial and constructive approach to finding a compromise and settling disagreements of any kind.

Why mediation?

Mediation can be helpful in settling all kinds of disagreements, whether it is heading towards a legal case, or just a difference of opinion on how to deal with something in a family context. It might be a falling out between neighbours or business partners who cannot agree on a key commercial decision.

Unlike a court hearing, mediation is completely confidential, so if you value privacy and want to prevent a situation from escalating further, mediation is an ideal solution.

Mediation is much less formal than going to court and uses a more efficient process, therefore the cost is lower. For many types of legal cases, Legal Aid is not available, so mediation is a good alternative to resolving matters without a legal bill.

How it works

Our low cost mediation takes place online, making it convenient for everyone, no matter where you are.

Once the parties agree to mediate, we will arrange a convenient date for the mediation meeting.

At the meeting, the mediator introduces themselves and each of the parties has the opportunity to set out their position.

Each party then meets separately with the mediator to discuss their thoughts about the issues, the difficulties they are having and why it has not been possible to reach an agreement. Anything said to the mediator in these sessions is confidential. The mediator then meets with the other party and this process repeats until the parties find common ground. 

If the parties are then happy to start exchanging information or ideas on resolving the dispute, the mediator will facilitate, with the aim of reaching an agreement.

Important to know

ABOUT US

We are a not-for-profit organisation established in 2022 to provide affordable legal assistance through a dedicated team of qualified lawyers and trainee lawyers who specialise in healthcare regulation. Our work is part-funded by innovative partnerships with leading UK universities.

We understand the stress that comes with facing allegations made by your regulator. The financial pressures, the uncertainties of not knowing what the outcome will be and whether you can continue to work… and the combined effect that all of these things can have on your mental health. We also know that legal fees are just an additional worry on top of everything else.

Our fees are kept as low as possible so that we can help as many people as possible. Our work is covered by professional indemnity insurance. We are not required to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Next steps

Contact us for a free initial discussion about your case:

Niina Ankers

Mediation Lead / CMC accredited mediator
niina.a@sequentus.org

Alternatively you can call us on 020 3151 8014 or scroll down to book a free appointment online.

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Khaled Hussain-Dupré
Khaled Hussain-DupréMisconduct
We recently defended a healthcare professional facing misconduct charges including dishonesty and intentionally contributing to the death of a patient. During the course of a four-week hearing many of the charges were deemed to be no case to answer and on the remaining charges we secured a caution order as the final outcome.
Khaled Hussain-Dupré
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We were instructed at the last minute to defend a healthcare professional in an interim order hearing relating to sexual misconduct. We successfully challenged the quality of evidence being advanced by the regulator, resulting in no interim order or restrictions being applied.
Khaled Hussain-Dupré
Khaled Hussain-DupréMisconduct
We provided legal advice and support to a healthcare professional in a case involving alleged misconduct and the death of a patient, with a five week hearing. We represented the client in parts of the substantive hearing of their case, resulting in a finding that their fitness to practise was not impaired.
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We recently provided a healthcare professional with legal advice in relation to appealing the sanction in their case.
Benjamin Bardell
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Khaled Hussain-Dupré
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Khaled Hussain-Dupré
Khaled Hussain-DupréAppeal on sanction
We provided representation for a healthcare professional facing an interim order review following a breach of their conditions of practice.
Khaled Hussain-Dupré
Khaled Hussain-DupréAppeal on sanction
We provided a healthcare professional with legal advice on appealing the outcome of their case and successfully negotiated for the matter to be remitted back to a fresh panel.
Khaled Hussain-Dupré
Khaled Hussain-DupréAppeal on sanction
We provided legal advice and representation to a social work student facing misconduct charges and secured a finding of no impairment.
Benjamin Bardell
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Khaled Hussain-Dupré
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We were recently instructed by a pharmacist to represent them at a substantive order review hearing and secured no further order.
Benjamin Bardell
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Our client was facing allegations of bullying junior members of staff. Following our intervention the case was closed at the screening stage.
Benjamin Bardell
Benjamin BardellNEWS: free counselling for fitness to practise clients
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