Mediation

In mediation proceedings, the parties involved seek to solve their dispute on their own with the support of a mediator. Legal assessments may be included in the process. However, the focus is on the individual values of the parties involved. The goal of mediation proceedings is to achieve a lasting, satisfactory and holistic resolution of the issues in dispute in a mediation agreement, which is notarized and can have the same quality as a court settlement. The advantages of mediation over traditional legal dispute resolution are generally considerable time and cost savings as well as the simultaneous resolution of several areas of conflict. The parties involved determine the pace and scope of the process. The mediator facilitates the process and suggests tried and tested mediation methods. Mediation is traditionally suitable for family and inheritance law cases but is also for any conflict involving parties that will continue to have a relationship with each other, such as parties in an employment relationship or between shareholders.