Civil Litigation · glossary
A meeting at which a neutral person, the mediator, helps both sides find their own deal. The mediator decides nothing, and what is said stays confidential. The court ordered it after the experts’ joint statement, and the claim settled there. CCMC Order, paragraph 9 · Chapter 2 · Chapter 10 · see Tomlin order
Explained in Chapter 2, Pre-Action Conduct and the Letter of Claim, of Civil Litigation.
Also explained in Shareholders' Agreements and English Law Basics.
Paragraph 9 proposes mediation: a meeting at which a neutral person, the mediator, helps both sides reach their own deal. The mediator decides nothing, and either side may walk away.Read Chapter 2, Pre-Action Conduct and the Letter of Claim →
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