The government has launched a new Family Mediation Helpline website. The Justice Department’s website promoting the launch says
Courts should be the last resort for people involved in family disputes. Mediation is an alternative to litigation and can be cheaper, quicker and less stressful. It is a voluntary process where a neutral third party helps both sides to agree on the outcome.
This of course echoes the civil procedure pre-action protocols which state that litigation should be a last resort. Can we now expect a similar website/helpline for people involved in other types of legal disputes to give them equal access to “cheaper, quicker and less stressful” methods of dispute resolution?
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