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A Mediation takes as long as it is still useful. A minimum of two hours is typical. To reach a written agreement often takes three or four hours. Some complicated mediations take six to eight hours to reach a settlement. Mediation can be conducted for more than one session on more than one day.

A Mediation of a contract dispute allows the parties to fashion a settlement which can be creative and a win-win for the parties. In a trial of a contract dispute, the court is limited to a legal remedy by which one party wins and the other loses, or both parties lose. Mediation also enables the parties to learn from a discussion of the factual and legal disputes. This often leads to a new assessment of the case and, eventually, to settlement.

A In arbitration, evidence is presented, and legal arguments are made to an arbitrator, or panel of arbitrators, who make a final decision ending the dispute. In mediation, the parties negotiate between themselves with the assistance of a mediator to reach an agreement ending the dispute.

A Personal injury mediations often take three to four hours. In cases where each party is motivated to settle but the amount of money at stake is great, mediation may take longer.

A The first goal of mediation is to settle the lawsuit for the best possible result and avoid a trial. Mediation is also useful to educate the lawyers and the parties about the strengths and weaknesses of the case and the opinions of the other side. Where mediation is mandatory, the goal can be only to satisfy a judicial requirement to attend a mediation in order to be given a trial date.