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Regulating civil mediation in England and Wales: towards a 'win-win' outcome

Whitehouse, Mike

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Mike Whitehouse



Abstract

Civil mediation in Britain has rapidly moved away from being an option, for private choice, to becoming increasingly a compulsory or near-compulsory part of the public justice system. But regulation of the mediation industry remains minimal, and undertaken on an essentially private, self-regulatory basis. This raises a perception or actuality of risk that mediation and its regulation may better serve the interests of stakeholders in the mediation industry than the individual citizen who may come to mediation as a one-off player with no available alternative dispute resolution mechanism. This article argues that there are ‘public interest’ values and expectations of a constitutional and democratic nature at stake here which require recognition and protection via an effective and credible regulatory regime. It concludes that such a solution may in reality serve the interests both of the mediation industry and those individuals who may come into contact with it, offering a ‘win-win’ outcome.

Citation

Whitehouse, M. (2017). Regulating civil mediation in England and Wales: towards a 'win-win' outcome. Mediation theory and practice, 2(1), 69-83. https://doi.org/10.1558/mtp.31937

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 6, 2016
Online Publication Date Jan 26, 2017
Publication Date Jun 16, 2017
Deposit Date Jan 20, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Mediation theory and practice
Print ISSN 2055-3501
Electronic ISSN 2055-351X
Publisher Equinox Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2
Issue 1
Pages 69-83
DOI https://doi.org/10.1558/mtp.31937
Keywords Mediation; Regulation; Interests; Values
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/447292
Publisher URL https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/MTP/article/view/31937
Additional Information This is the author's accepted manuscript of an article published in: Mediation theory and practice, 2017, v.2 issue 1.

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