Although a mediation is confidential, inevitably it appears that details about the negotiations between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney are being reported.
it is reported that Coleen Rooney’s legal team are said to be ‘working around the clock’ to find a resolution after the mediation concluded without a settlement.
It has now been reported that Coleen and Rebecca Vardy have agreed to have further negotiations together in a few weeks, in an attempt to avoid their case going to the High Court. This is the beauty of mediation. It is very flexible. It was revealed by MailOnline that “Coleen was under pressure from close friends to ‘call it quits and apologise’ to Rebekah and help end their bitter ‘Wagatha Christie’ battle.”
Again, it is not uncommon for one party to want an apology and for the other party not to want to make a public apology as they fear that it will be interpreted as an admission of liability.
it is not unheard of for a mediation to result in “no settlement” but for the case to be resolved afterwards.
Proceedings began with both sides reading out a statement and then breaking off into separate virtual rooms as the mediator spoke to them and their legal representatives independently.
However the meeting ended with both sides failing to come to a resolution.
The mediation was ordered by a High Court judge at a hearing last November, with both women given a deadline of February 8 to try and reach agreement.