Stages of the mediation


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Practice notes

Stages of the mediation


Published by a ÀÏ˾»úÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note sets out the key stages of the mediation process, including pre-mediation meetings with the client and mediator, joint sessions with all parties, opening presentations, private meetings during the mediation, possible settlement at the mediation and issues arising after the mediation.

Before the mediation

For information on practical arrangements for the mediation, such as arranging the venue, timing and attendees, see Practice Note: Organising a mediation.

Pre-mediation meetings—lawyer and client

It is best practice for you to meet with the client(s), and where appropriate for counsel or experts to meet, before the mediation to agree tactics and the role each attendee should have at the mediation, though this may have to be flexible depending on how the mediation progresses.

It is sometimes helpful if the client will take on a leading role in the mediation and make the opening presentations as it can be more persuasive than the lawyers making them and it can feel more natural. It is frequently the case that the mediator will invite the clients to add a statement after their lawyer

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A form of alternative dispute resolution in which a mediator follows a structured process to facilitate an agreed settlement between parties to a dispute.

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