MEDIATION NUGGETS
| WHAT IS MEDIATION? Mediation is simply an intervention between conflicting parties to promote reconciliation, compromise and/or settlement. |
| THE CORNER-STONES OF MEDIATION ConfidentialityProcesses Owned by the partiesNeutrality and ImpartialityRespectEmpathy |
Mediation today has the same potency as litigation. The Law (Arbitration & Mediation Act, 2023) recognizes mediation, and the resolutions therefrom can be entered as judgements which are enforceable.
Mediation can be used in a variety of circumstances, for example:
- Misunderstandings / conflict between colleagues, business partners
- Misunderstandings / conflict between family members,
- Misunderstanding / conflict between communities, states and nations
- Communication difficulties
The Values of ADR
- Impartiality
- Confidentiality
- Independence
- Equality of Opportunity
- Participation
- Collaboration
- Non-discrimination
- Being non-judgmental