Patterns of Bias in Mediation

The last few years\u27 discussion of mediation is imbued with a certain born again quality. The enthusiasm is understandable in view of the attractive features of this process; but it has obscured the facts that no process works well for everyone, and that for some people, mediation is worse than useless. In view of the general tide of professional opinion that mediation is a better process for resolving disputes, qualifications and reservations are easily enough overlooked, and better for whom? is not a particularly popular questio