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mediation

 [me″de-a´shun]
the act of intervening or serving as an intermediary.
conflict mediation in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as facilitation of constructive dialogue between opposing parties with a goal of resolving disputes in a mutually acceptable manner.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

me·di·a·tion

(mē'dē-ā'shŭn),
The action of an intermediary substance (mediator).
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mediation

A form of conflict resolution in which the parties of a dispute maintain an active dialogue moderated by a mediator in an effort to avoid litigation.
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UK Family Mediation has again reiterated their goal of helping families to understand and find their way through various difficult situations with the opening of the new offices in Bristol, Devon, and Gloucestershire.
One of the points raised was that any introduction of mediation needs to take account of the type of case and recognise, for example, that family cases run differently in mediation.
Referring to an example from Hindu mythology Mahabharata, Adityanath said, "Supreme Court had constituted a three-member team for mediation (Ayodhya land dispute), it was unsuccessful, we knew already mediation would lead to nothing but attempts for mediation are good.
The contract contained a mediation clause, which provided that before any suit, the parties would submit any suit or claim to mediation.
True to the word 'referral,' the parties are not obligated to settle but are merely referred to a mediation center to discuss the possibility of entering into mediation.
Mediation is crucial as it is faster and disputes are solved amicably through the win-win situation," he said on Friday.
While the benefits for ADR and mediation in particular have been widely accepted for a long time, only recently have courts recognized that mandating some form at the beginning of a lawsuit can greatly increase the likelihood the parties will settle early on in the litigation process.
'In mediation, they can make a compromise agreement with mutually beneficial terms.
2018 on the Revised Rules for Mediation issued recently, the mediation of IP cases will be mandatory for administrative complaints for Intellectual Property Rights violations ("IPV") and/or unfair competition; inter partes cases ("IPC"); disputes involving technology transfer payments; disputes relating to the terms of a license involving the author's rights to public performance or other communication of his work; and appeals to the Office of the Director General from the decisions of the Bureau of Copyright and Other Related Rights, the Bureau of Legal Affairs , and the Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau.
Drawing on a three-year empirical study, this Article explores the attitudes and perceptions of practitioners implementing court mediation programs in five regions of the world.
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