“YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT” “You can’t always get what you want You can’t always get what you want You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometimes well you might find You get what you need” (From “You can’t always get what you want,” lyrics by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, 1969.) This memorable refrain, known by all rock ‘n’ roll fans, is also the perfect reminder at mediation…
MEDIATION MAXIM With apologies to the Civil Code’s Maxims of Jurisprudence (sections 3509 to 3548), which can provide an entertaining read, I would like to propose maxims that are particularly appropriate for mediation: Settling is better than going to trial (mediation maxim no. 1) – What has always been a generally accepted truism, has been confirmed by a study in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies that 61 percent of…