Ignore mediation at your peril. With property disputes, emotions can run high. As my father, who was an architect turned property developer, often used to say, “It’s not the bricks and mortar that’s the problem, it’s the people!” A property dispute may have arisen because of an inheritance, a relationship break-up, a spat with a neighbour or a heated meeting onsite between contractors. They are often interwoven with family business disputes, if nothing else because there is likely to be... Read More >