WMS is a charity based in Clapham Junction, founded in 2004 by internationally renowned mediator Stephen Ruttle QC. As well as providing free community mediation, we offer commercial and workplace mediation for businesses and individuals.
Our mediators are highly acclaimed lawyers with successful private practices of their own, who support our charity on a pro bono basis. This enables us to offer access to top mediators at discounted rates, with mediations starting at £100 per party (no VAT). All revenue received supports our community work.
We resolve a full range of disputes without the cost, stress, and time of litigation or involving solicitors. Our experienced mediators have expertise in all areas of law including contract, property, and inheritance disputes. We offer workplace mediation to resolve issues between colleagues or management to enable people to work better alongside each other, or to “leave well.” In 2018, we won the award for Best Charity in the Wandsworth Business Awards.
A recent case involved a dispute between an employment agency and a client who was not happy with the candidate they employed. It was impossible to get the parties together because of the summer holidays so we set mediation up over Skype between France and England. Happily, this was successfully resolved, as in fact have been 90% of our cases over 2018.