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Challenging the mediation myths
Posted on May 5 2022 at 15:09
by Dr Clare Sieber
Why you should consider mediation (even if your lawyer seems reluctant!).
I recently stumbled across this article: Why Lawyers Don't use Mediation. Although it is based on a survey of Scottish lawyers, the arguments - or myths as I would prefer to call them - against mediation are well rehearsed and relevant across the whole of the UK. As a mediator, I felt I should present the counter arguments to these myths, based on my own experience.