Mediation Services

Lawyers for the Creative Arts operates its Arts Mediation Service. Mediation (as contrasted with arbitration) is a process in which a trained neutral helps the parties reach an agreeable resolution to their own disputes. No one acts as a judge, arbitrator or decision-maker, or forces a solution on any party. The procedure is non-binding and voluntary throughout. It can be abandoned at any time before reaching an agreement. Formal rules of evidence do not apply, the proceedings are secret and confidential and no record is made of them.

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