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How mediation can help you to settle your disputes.

The first question asked of proponents of this method of dispute resolution, is usually, what is mediation? The answer very simply is that mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party who has nothing to gain from the outcome of the dispute ,sits with the parties to the dispute and guides them in the resolution of the matter using particular skills which are usually certified. The mediator is not a judge and so does not settle the matter for the parties; instead she or he aids them in coming to resolutions of their own, so that the final agreement is of their own creation. The use of mediation as a means of settlement of disputes has become a part of the mainstream of sophisticated legal systems worldwide. This is hardly surprising since these organized systems rely on efficiency and accuracy to make them work. Where mediation is part of the legal system, litigants may be referred to mediation to settle certain aspects of a dispute , and h