Why use mediation? What are the benefits of mediation?
为何考虑调解？调解有甚么好处？
Less stress: Mediation is a less formal resolution process.
Win-win solution: In a traditional lawsuit, one party wins, the other loses. In a mediation, the parties together make a decision that is satisfactory and accepted by all parties.
Speed: Compared with litigation, the process of mediation is much fast, so the parties can reach a settlement and focus on issues.
Promotes cooperation and preserves relationship: One of the most overlooked benefits of mediation is that it can help preserve relationships, business and personal, that would likely be destroyed through years of litigation. Because it is a collaborative, rather than adversarial process, and because mediation isn't inherently a win/lose process, important relationships can often be saved, and even improved.
Greater Flexibility and Control: In mediation, unlike in a lawsuit, the parties are in control. This means that the parties have a much greater say in negotiations and greater control over the outcome.
Better Results: For all the reasons above, parties generally report a better outcome as a result of mediation than they do from a lawsuit. Also, because there is no winner or loser, no admission of fault or guilt, and the settlement is mutually agreed upon, parties are typically more satisfied with mediation.
Greater Compliance: Finally, because mediation produces better results more quickly and cheaper, compliance with mediated dispute resolutions is generally higher than with lawsuits.
在抗辩式的法庭诉讼中，当事人既会感到焦虑，而其日常生活又会受到打扰，这些都是自然而然的后果，但调解却可避免出现这些后果。
当事人可避免诉讼及成为败诉一方的风险。
当事人借着调解，可在良好的气氛下达成和解，避免与对方出现对峙的局面。
当事人无须把争议诉诸法庭，既省时又省钱；相比于诉讼，调解的过程快捷得多，当事人因而可早日达成和解。
当事人可自行作出决定和达成协议，因而会更愿意和作好准备遵守协议。
和解协议的条款可保密和不外泄。
通过调解，当事人可达成较灵活和实际的和解条款，该等条款往往超越法院所能作出的法律补救的局限；此外，由当事人因应相关争议，可自行制订独特的解决方案，亦是法院所无法提供的。
调解有助维持各方当事人的关系，甚至改善彼此之间的关系。
相对于诉讼而言，经调解后各方提出上诉的情况大大减少。
相比于诉诸法庭，调解还有其他好处：
如果当事人的争议牵涉一些未披露的商议事项，相对于讲求结构井然的法庭案件，调解可让当事人在不受法庭程序的规限下而找出该等商议事项。
相对于法庭严谨和紧张的气氛，调解是以较轻松和随和的方式进行，当事人在这种气氛下，比较愿意进行协商。