Why would someone choose mediation over litigation?
July 19, 2020
Iain Sneddon
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Cohen Highley Legal Moment on FM96
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| [phone ringing] | |
| Receptionist: | Cohen Highley |
| Announcer: | And now the Cohen Highley Legal Moment on FM 96. |
| Announcer: | I’m here with Iain Sneddon from Cohen Highley Lawyers. Now, I understand in addition to being a family law practitioner, you are a mediator as well. |
| Iain Sneddon: | That is true. I conduct family law mediations. I was trained in mediation a number of years ago and I have kept current with my qualifications. |
| Announcer: | Now why would someone choose mediation over litigation? |
| Iain Sneddon: | First, there is the issue of privacy so that you get to resolve the family law issues with a spouse on your own terms and with a great deal of flexibility, whereas in the courtroom you are letting a Judge decide the issue. That Judge is bound by certain legislation and rules that you may not agree with, |
| Announcer: | So, there is more flexibility then? |
| Iain Sneddon: | Much more flexibility. You can be more creative in a mediation setting than you could in a courtroom. |
| Announcer: | And is there a different time frame on mediation versus litigation? |
| Iain Sneddon: | Depending on the availability of the mediator, you could do that immediately, whereas you are looking at often a year before you could have a trial. |
| Announcer | Thank you, Iain. This has been the Cohen Highley legal moment. |
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