Mediation, as a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution, is a process wherein two or more conflicting parties meet with a mutually selected neutral person (mediator) who assists them in the negotiations on the dispute issues and helps to work out their own solutions that meet the interests of all parties concerned.
Benefits of mediation:
saves time - solution is found faster than in most judicial
proceedings which may last forever
is less expensive – as compared to financing endless judicial
proceedings and lawyers who like to keep them
running
is confidential - as a rule, court sessions are opened to public
and decisions are published on court’s internet site,
while mediation remains strictly confidential
gives opportunity - to keep relationship and to avoid disputes in future
reflects your own will - in litigation it is the judge who decides the case, while
in mediation – no one but you
is flexible - the judge decides the case applying narrow path of
law, while mediation allows to settle the dispute in
broad ways that still respect the law
is informal - unlike in court, you are not summoned, it’s up to you
to work out desirable schedule of meetings
What we offer:
Free basic legal expertise
Organization of negotiations
Assistance in finding solution
Drafting mediation agreement
Assistance in post-agreement proceedings
About us:
Kyiv mediation center is a NGO founded in 2014 by lawyers who came to conclusion that judicial proceedings in Ukraine usually do not resolve disputes but rather create a chain of new ones. We believe that no judge in the world knows how to resolve the dispute better than parties themselves. Thus, all the disputing parties need is a will to communicate in good faith. If they have one – we’ll take care of all the rest.
Kyiv mediation center
