All parties to the dispute must attend the mediation. Where a party is not a natural person, for example, a company, a properly authorised person with written authority to settle the dispute is required to represent it Yes. You can arrange for your legal representatives or a support person to attend the mediation. Details of who will attend the mediation will be discussed and agreed during the pre-mediation meeting The roles of participants in the mediation will be clarified at the start of the mediation. A support person should not participate in the mediation As the parties involved in the dispute are actively involved in the mediation process, legal representation is not necessary at a voluntary mediation. However both parties may want to have their professional advisors present if either the dispute or the solution is complex, or they feel more comfortable with some legal representation