Mediation definition

Mediation means any process in which a mediator facilitates communication and negotiation between the parties to assist them in reaching a voluntary agreement regarding their dispute.

Mediation means a process whereby a neutral third person called a mediator acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is an informal and nonadversarial process with the objective of helping the disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable and voluntary agreement. In mediation, decisionmaking authority rests with the parties. The role of the mediator includes, but is not limited to, assisting the parties in identifying issues, fostering joint problem solving, and exploring settlement alternatives. "Mediation" includes:

Mediation means assistance by an impartial third party in reconciling a labor dispute

Examples of Mediation in a sentence

• Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association.

• Before filing a lawsuit in respect of a dispute under this Agreement, a party claiming to be aggrieved ("aggrieved party") must first notify the other party ("other party") of its claim and initiate mediation under the mediation rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service ("JAMS") unless the parties within thirty (30) days of the aggrieved party's notice agree upon a neutral mediator and a timetable for the mediation.

• If they are unable to agree on a mediator within those three (3) business days, the parties shall sign a joint request for selection of a mediator through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).

• If the parties cannot mutually agree to an arbitrator within 30 days of written demand for arbitration, then either of the parties shall submit the dispute to binding arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (”AAA") for administration in accordance with the Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures.

• Mediation, as set forth herein, constitutes the parties’ mutually agreed upon exclusive dispute settlement procedure and shall operate in lieu of any and all of the settlement procedures set forth in Section 4117.14 of the Ohio Revised Code.

More Definitions of Mediation

Mediation means a mediation or non-binding arbitration proceeding with the ADR Facilitator conducted pursuant to the rules set forth in the ADR Rules.

Mediation means a process involving a neutral person as a mediator who assists the parties to a matter and any other person brought in with the agreement of the parties to reach their own mutually acceptable settlement of the matter by structuring negotiations, facilitating communication and identifying the issues and interests of the parties;

Mediation means a meeting or series of meetings that utilizes an independent, state-approved, state- funded, trained mediator to assist parties to reconcile disputed matters related to a student's IEP or other educational, non-IEP-related issues.

Mediation means a voluntary process in which an impartial mediator assists and facilitates two or more parties to a controversy in reaching a mutually acceptable resolution of the controversy and includes all contacts between a mediator and any party or agent of a party, until such a time as a resolution is agreed to by the parties or the mediation process is terminated.

Mediation means a process, irrespective of the expression used or the basis upon which the process is carried out, whereby parties attempt to reach an amicable settlement of their dispute with the assistance of a third person or persons (“the mediator”) lacking the authority to impose a solution upon the parties to the dispute.

Mediation means a structured process, however named or referred to, whereby two or more parties to a dispute attempt by themselves, on a voluntary basis, to reach an agreement on the settlement of their dispute with the assistance of a mediator. This process may be initiated by the parties or suggested or ordered by a court or prescribed by the law of a Member State.

Mediation means the act or process of using an independent third party to act as a mediator, intermediary, or conciliator to assist persons or parties in settling differences or disputes prior to pursuing formal administrative or other legal remedies.