21/07/2021
Today from our archives - “Benefits of Mediation"
Mediation is recognised within the civil procedure in the South African legal system. Understandably so, the current court system, as in many worldwide systems is overflooded with matters waiting for an outcome. Mediation has been introduced to provide a quicker relief to reaching resolution by giving the parties (if need be their legal representatives) an opportunity to meet in a mediated process and negotiate an agreement that benefits them all. Mediation does not replace the court system, instead parties can use mediation to reduce time spent waiting for answers and costs involved when communicating with each other.
Mediation is a process that is being recognised and embraced in many areas, but none more significantly than the difficult process of getting divorced. In many ways, the mediation process is tailor-made for helping couples work through their challenges involved in separating their lives. Rather than...