Practising in Banbury & Chipping Norton, Johnson & Gaunt provides legal services to businesses and individuals.
We offer a full service for businesses in the areas of company law and commercial property, and are also able to advise private clients.
We are large enough to command extensive resources, but small enough to offer our clients the personal touch. Our staff are approachable and friendly as well as professional.
Recently there has been an increase in the media coverage of mediation, for example the Guardian recently carried out a poll on whether mediation should be compulsory and the presenters of Loose Women have also been discussing it. This increase in the profile of mediation, is in part because it is the government’s intention that as of April 2014 it will be compulsory for you to attend an individual, introductory meeting with a mediator before you can apply to Court to deal with the finances and children. This meeting is designed to provide information on whether mediation can assist in your circumstances.
There is currently confusion as to what mediation is, what it can do, and what this change will mean and so to help clarify matters we have considered the myths:
Mediation is not relationship counselling. A mediator does not assist you in working to improve or rebuild your relationship.
If you and your partner have been able to reach an agreement between you it is not necessary to attend mediation. Mediation is there to assist people who need help in dicussing the issues, options and reaching an agreement.
Specialists in legal services for individuals and business
Johnson & Gaunt is a trading style of Johnson & Gaunt Solicitors Limited, company registration no. 09484579, registered office address as above, and is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, reference no 626074
Johnson & Gaunt Solicitors Limited also trade as Dyakowski Gafford at 2 New Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5LJ, and is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, reference no 624220
