About Mediation

Mediation is a highly effective process for settling disputes. This is true for disputes in the workplace, community, and family. The good news is that approximately 85% of mediations are successful. When parties come together to negotiate in good faith, they can usually find the best possible resolution for their dispute. Mediation is a viable alternative to protracted, expensive and destructive litigation.

Some of the benefits of mediation are:

• Solutions can be creative in ways that are not possible in litigation.
• Solutions are often mutually satisfactory - not simply a compromise

• Mediation is not a win/lose situation, but rather it's about cooperation, accommodation, and mutual respect.
• Parties are empowered to create their own resolution rather than have one imposed on them by a judge or arbitrator.
• Parties who have reached their own agreement in mediation are generally more likely to follow through and comply with its terms than those whose resolution has been imposed by a judge or arbitrator.
• Mediation can provide a safe opportunity for developing negotiating skills, and exercising personal power.
• Mediation allows for restoring relationships when desired; and when preferred, it allows for the termination of relationships in an amicable manner.