Publication details
Mediační praxe pohledem advokátů
| Title in English | Mediation practice from the point of view of lawyers |
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | In 2019–2020, semi-structured interviews were made with lawyers. The data were analysed and interpreted and theoretical model and its basic analytical story of mediation practice from the point of view of lawyers was created. The central category of the model was called “agreement is better than court”. All the lawyers interviewed stated that in many cases an out-of-court settlement is better than legal proceedings. Lawyers who are personally convinced that mediation has not only a sense but also an effect, recommend mediation to their clients themselves, given that the most important thing is that the client is satisfied, and according to them the client is usually not satisfied after the judgment. Lawyers very often suggest mediation to their clients in guardianship disputes which they consider specific. On the other hand, there are lawyers who do not recommend mediation to the client, because they have an impression that mediation in its current is not beneficial for the client and leave the possibility of suggesting mediation or ordering the first meeting with a registered mediator to the discretion of the judge. Lawyers reflected the legal context of mediation and spoke mainly about the growing case law, which reduces the ability to predict the outcome of standard legal proceedings. As a result, lawyers suggest to their clients to try and reach an agreement with the other party and not resolve their problem in court. Paradoxically, the growing case law opens the door to out-of-court dispute resolution, including mediation. |
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