Structured divorce mediation for financially complex cases

What Barclay Devere is for

A more structured service for the financial side of separation

Barclay Devere supports clients who need more than open-ended discussion. In particular, we focus on mediation where property, pensions, disclosure, business interests or procedural discipline require a calmer and more controlled process.

We do not decide outcomes and we do not replace legal advice. Instead, we provide a regulated mediation process that helps participants identify the issues, understand the limits of mediation, explore options properly and move towards informed decisions where mediation is appropriate.

Our purpose

We provide a professional mediation process, not promises about outcome

Our mediators help participants work through the process in a way that is proportionate, transparent and controlled. As a result, clients can focus on what actually needs resolving instead of being pushed into premature decisions.

• identify the issues that need to be resolved
• understand the mediation process and its limits
• explore options in a structured and disciplined way
• reach informed decisions where mediation is appropriate

Professional standards

A service grounded in the FMC framework

Barclay Devere operates within the regulatory framework of the Family Mediation Council and follows the FMC Code of Practice. Therefore, the service sits within recognised professional standards rather than informal dispute support.

Our mediators are either FMC Accredited or registered with the FMC and working towards accreditation. In addition, they belong to a Family Mediation Council Member Organisation and work with Professional Practice Consultants.

We also maintain safeguarding policies and procedures, hold appropriate Professional Indemnity Insurance and follow the complaints and disciplinary requirements that apply within the FMC framework.

Our place within the wider framework

A service reserved for cases that require more structure

Barclay Devere forms part of a wider mediation framework. While early-stage mediation, MIAM-only services and more transparent hourly mediation routes sit under the wider Help2Mediate umbrella, Barclay Devere is reserved for cases that require more structure, disclosure and procedural discipline.

In that way, the service stays proportionate to the complexity of the case. It also allows clients to enter a mediation process that reflects the seriousness of the financial landscape instead of treating every case as if it needs the same level of intervention.