Lawyers-cum-Mediators Bridge Divides

Supreme Court Bar Association organised the basic mediation training for advocates and senior advocates, the other day, in technical collaboration with Nepal International ADR Center (NIAC). In the opening session of the training Supreme Court Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla who is also the chairperson of the Mediation Council - the apex regulating authority - made an impassioned plea with advocates for cultivating positive and cooperative attitude in using and promoting mediation for amicable and non-adversarial resolution of disputes. She made a point to pass message across stating that lawyers' role is critical in determining the success of mediation across all jurisdictions as their counseling defines and influences the clients to reconcile and find solution to the disputes.