The recent publication of the Scottish Government’s report by its Business Experts and Law Forum has reinforced the central role that mediation can now play in dispute resolution in Scotland.

The report recommended that “the Scottish Government should reiterate publicly its support for mediation as a dispute resolution option for businesses and develop a proactive communications strategy to promote its wider use by the business community”.

It also said “that the Scottish courts should be encouraged formally to acknowledge the role that mediation can play in resolving disputes, to incorporate consideration of it as an option into standard case management processes and to routinely recommend it to litigants in cases that may appear to the court to be suitable for it.”


The report