Medical Practice Disputes

Typical challenges:

• There is no formal Practice Agreement that covers the area of dispute and working relationships are breaking down
• Positions are entrenched and show no signs of amicable settlement and continuity of the practice is in question – an outcome that no one really wants
• The issue is centred on an unfair balance of workload and remuneration, perhaps involving a part-time partner
• There may be a dispute over the ownership of assets
• Reaching agreement with a retiring partner may have foundered.

A mediated conversation will cut through communication barriers and help draw the parties back together to hold a meaningful business-based dialogue to focus on:

• Establishing clarity of underlying issues and interests behind the dispute
• Preventing relationships being permanently damaged
• Bringing dialogue to a head and finding fair settlement.

Other areas where mediation can help

• A dispute over breach of supplier contract