Mediation And Its Benefits
Mediation is an alternative to litigation when disputes arise.
Mediation is also known as arbitration. Mediation does not offer
any guaranteed or specific results. Mediation is only a means of
coming to a decision about a running dispute, keeping the
interests of all parties or people in dispute. Some advantages
of using mediation as a way of resolving disputes are:
Mediation is comparatively much less expensive compared to
litigation or any other ways of fighting.
Settlements are rapidly reached compared to courts where dates
are given out by the years. Appeals in a court would take a few
years to come to hearing. Comparatively mediation becomes a
better alternative and saves time by coming to rapid decisions
without wasting the precious time of parties involved.
Courts are generally looked upon as a third party. Most people
feel that decisions handed out by courts or third parties are
not to their satisfaction, whereas mediation is a all
participatory process, so the parties feel that they have come
to decision mutually and are satisfied.
Since the parties are satisfied, compliance to the decisions is
more. Mediation becomes more popular due to this fact.
Mediated settlements are capable of handling legal and
extra-legal issues. Mediated agreements are known to cover many
procedural and psychological matters that need not be
susceptible to legality. Custom made settlements are possible
depending upon circumstances.
People generally are of the feeling that they can handle their
own issues than through representatives like lawyers. Due to
this personal touch in reaching the solution compliance becomes
a personal commitment and hence results in personal empowerment
and better solution.
Since mediation through professional mediators take place in an
amicable manner, the decisions reached do not tend to damage
future relationship between the parties. Even if the termination
of a relationship is on the cards, it happens in a more amicable
way leaving room for future endeavors.
Since decisions are arrived at agreement o all parties, they are
more workable and realistic as per the circumstances. The
decisions are more tailor made and accounts for more compliance.