When is mediation appropriate for dispute resolution?

Mediation is appropriate for most commercial, contract, employment and domestic disputes whereby:

1. All the parties are willing to come to the mediation, in good faith, and genuinely want to resolve the dispute.
2. All the parties can see the potential value, both financial and emotional, of resolving the dispute either prior to a lengthy and expensive court process being commenced, or letting the dispute fester unresolved.
3. Ongoing relationships between the disputing parties are important and the value of the dispute is worth the cost involved in a mediation. For disputes up to $15,000 you are most probably better off going to the Disputes Tribunal.

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