Our clients can have peace of mind that Town Gate Mediation, along with our sister business Phillips Solicitors, will give the best quality service. We are regulated by the Law Society, observe their protocols and have the following accreditations.
Family mediation is a process by which couples who are considering separation or divorce are assisted to make arrangements, communicate better and to reduce the conflict between them to reach their own agreed joint decisions.
Howard Gardener is the Association’s trained mediator at Phillips and Tricia Brinton, also fully trained, is an associate who works closely with Howard. Town Gate Mediation follows the FMA and UK College Standards and Codes of Practice.
A Law Society protocol, principally concerning the dissolution of marriage, children (private law), ancillary relief, cohabitation, domestic abuse and mediation.
Relate is the UK's largest provider of relationship counselling and sex therapy.
Phillips Solicitors is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
The SRA is the independent regulatory body of the Law Society of England and Wales.
The SRA sets and maintains standards for solicitors, with the aim of giving the public full confidence in the profession.
Lexcel is the Law Society’s Practice Management quality mark and, as part of our aspirations to expand and become the solicitors of choice, Phillips is working towards gaining the Lexcel accreditation.
The Community Legal Service is managed by the Legal Services Commission. It means that Town Gate Mediation is able to offer legal aid services for initial Legal Help and also for full representation in family and matrimonial disputes.
A national conveyancing protocol, created by the Law Society to help streamline the conveyancing process in domestic transactions of freehold and leasehold property.
STEP is the professional body for the trust and estate profession worldwide. As such, STEP is a unique international intellectual resource that ensures its members prosper by maintaining the highest professional values.
We are members of The UK College of Family Mediators which sets standards for family mediation and works to promote best practice in family mediation and to protect the public.