Mediation – Advantages To Mediation

November 28th, 2011 Posted in Mediation

Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that can avoid litigation. There many advantages and is highly recommended way to resolve a dispute before court proceedings. If a dispute goes to litigation it can often take a very long time and be quite costly. Mediation will save you time and money. It can be scheduled quickly in just a matter of days which means it will help avoid the hassle and costs of litigation.

Mediation is relatively cheap in comparison to litigation, it usually starts at around 100 per party. The mediation process will usually takes only a few hours to complete and it rarely lasts longer than one to two days. Mediation can keep costs down to a minimum. The average cost for commercial mediation will usually be about 850 for each party, this is very low compared to the fact that you would generally pay a solicitor at least 250 per hour for their help.

One of the brilliant things about mediation is that both parties are able to keep control over the outcome of the dispute without having the need for a judge, jury or lawyers to dictate the judgement or organise the proceedings of the case. The process of mediation would allow both parties to be able to refuse settlements that they disagree with, mediation enables both parties to reach more specified settlements.

As an informal proceedure mediation has no rules of law involved in the process other than the law of confidentiality. This means the experience of mediation for both parties will be far less stressful than having to attend court through the litigation process. During mediation the parties will be able to say what they like without feeling like they may prejudice themselves or their case. The parties are also allowed to bring anyone they wish to mediation and they can bring any documents they believe are relevant to their case.

Many casesthat use mediation are generally due to contractual disputes in relation to existing business relationships. These types of cases are so common in mediation is because the process of mediation allows working relationships to continue after the case has been settled. Unlike parties who end up going through litigation, where it is often very unlikely for working relationships to continue after court. Mediation allows both the parties to come to a fair settlement that is agreed by both of them, which will result in the working relationship to continue.

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