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