Ultimately, the decision to consult with a lawyer is an individual decision that each party should make. 

Disputes are unavoidable but can be managed and resolved via various techniques. 

This mechanism will continue to grow in relevance in the future, says CJI.

The inaugural India – Singapore Mediation Summit (ISMS2021) featured the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of Singapore, among other luminaries, who took the stage to share their views on mediation as an increasingly relevant method of civil and commercial dispute resolution in these difficult times. 

Why do mediators request briefs from the parties? No- it is not just to learn about the case. Their more important function is to force the parties to think and analyze their case; to give some thought about the strengths and weaknesses of their respective cases and consequently, their position on settlement.

UN treaty makes enforcement of pacts easier; he also cites potential for more S’pore-India tie-ups in mediation

Mediations simply will not be successful unless the mediator knows almost as much about the case as you do. Mediators cannot be convincing unless they have a deep knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.

Mediation can be a useful tool when parties want to get to a resolution more quickly and less expensively than can be provided by the litigation track

Mediation is the intervention in a negotiation or conflict of an acceptable third party with limited or no authoritative decision-making power but who assists the parties in voluntarily reaching a mutually acceptable settlement.

Mediation has the potential to be one of the avenues through which social justice can be achieved provided it resorts to balancing the social power in the mediation setting and does not promote a culture of impunity.