Lowry Integrate: The Next Step in Integrated Mediation

Lowry Integrate: Our groundbreaking integrated mediation service unites legal experts and financial neutrals to help divorcing and separating couples resolve issues quickly and efficiently — saving you money and minimising stress.

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Why Choose Lowry Integrate?

Traditional mediation is a productive way for partners and spouses to resolve disputes amicably, focusing on collaboration over conflict. However, it often excludes key financial expertise, which sometimes makes resolving the more complex issues difficult. Our approach to Integrated mediation enhances this process by including a financial neutral (an impartial third party) to help couples plan for the future more effectively.

With Lowry Integrate, we’re committed to taking mediation to the next level. Our groundbreaking collaboration combines expert legal and financial support, helping divorcing couples divide wealth efficiently and constructively. Through our collaboration with Ella Rose Financial, couples can access skilled financial planning, ensuring practical and fair outcomes. Alternatively, clients can choose their own financial professional to join the process.

Lowry Integrate offers a holistic, forward-thinking approach, saving time, reducing conflict, and enabling couples to move confidently into the next chapter of their lives.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Integrated Mediation

Traditional family mediation involves just the people who are separating and the mediator themselves. In our hybrid mediation model, you can bring in additional experts to further support the process.

Dividing wealth on divorce can be complex. A financial neutral — such as a financial planner — helps both parties gain clarity on their financial future without costly litigation.

In 2024, we partnered with Ella Rose Financial to support clients in two ways:

  • For hybrid mediation: Acting as a neutral expert for both parties.
  • For individual clients: Offering financial guidance throughout the divorce process.

You can choose Ella Rose Financial — or any other financial neutral — to join the mediation process and obtain the right support for your situation.
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The Benefits of a Financial Neutral in Integrated Mediation

Navigating financial matters during mediation can be challenging, especially when emotions run high. This is where integrated mediation can become invaluable. At Lowry Legal, we collaborate with impartial experts, such as Chartered Financial Planners, to ensure your journey is smooth, informed, and constructive. These professionals provide valuable clarity on assets, liabilities, and financial options, offering expert insights into complex features like pensions and investments. By fostering transparency and reducing misunderstandings, independent advisers help keep discussions focused on finding practical and sustainable outcomes.

Including a financial neutral can not only streamline the process but also reduce stress and save costs by minimising the need for additional professional input. We believe this expertise can transform mediation, empowering you to make fair, informed decisions, “together” with complete confidence.

Contact us to learn how our integrated mediation approach can support you in finding a resolution that works for everyone.

Our Team

Michelle Uppal

Partner, London

Katie McCann

Managing Partner

Abi Woodcock

Associate Solicitor, North West

Olivia Chatfield

Trainee Solicitor, London

Our Values

An experienced team, we’re here to provide reliable guidance that helps you find practical solutions to challenging questions. When you obtain our guidance during integrated mediation, you’ll find that we are:

Transparent

We avoid legal and financial jargon, choosing to explain your circumstances and options in plain, simple language. This helps to ensure that you always understand what’s happening.

Holistic

Integrated mediation is just one example of how we can employ skilled third parties, such as mediators and experienced financial experts, to effectively address your objectives.

People First

No two relationships are ever the same. We acknowledge this by adapting our strategy to address your biggest goals and most pressing challenges. Everything is about you and your needs.

Our Offices

Lowry Legal’s services are available for both virtual and in-person consultations, depending upon your requirements. For your convenience, we have physical offices in Manchester and London, and office availability via our parent company, Excello Law.

Get in touch to book an appointment.

Manchester

3 Hardman Square
Manchester
M3 3EB

enquiries@lowrylegal.co.uk

London

110 Bishopsgate
London
EC2 4AY

enquiries@lowrylegal.co.uk

The Benefits of Cashflow Planning in Financial Mediation

Cashflow planning is a valuable tool in financial mediation, offering clarity during a challenging and emotional process. By visualising different financial scenarios, it helps both parties make informed decisions about dividing assets and plan for the future. At Lowry Legal, we recommend incorporating cashflow planning to ensure a more efficient, transparent, and collaborative experience.

Benefits include modelling real-life scenarios, such as varying asset splits, to manage expectations and streamline decisions. It also simplifies complex assets like pensions and investments, educates both parties, and projects independent financial futures. By focusing on forward-facing solutions, the process can shift conversations away from conflict and towards more constructive outcomes.

We want you to focus on your future and the next chapter after you close the door on your marriage.

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