July 11, 2014

Why mediation taskforce proposals will cause further confusion

The proposals from the Ministry of Justice to boost the use of publicly funded mediation services are well intentioned, but will ultimately be as ineffective “as sticking a plaster on a broken leg” – because they fail to acknowledge the role that lawyers need to play in order for the process to work. A taskforce […]

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