"There are two sides to Every Story."
Mediate over Litigate
Mediation is a non-judicial means of dispute resolution
mechanism, and it has become very prevalent because of the
disadvantages or limitations faced in litigation. Mediation or
conciliation has been for centuries in UAE as it has helped to
resolve the disputes cheaply, efficiently and expediently.
Sulh or amicable settlement has a long history within Arab
and Islamic societies and have their roots in pre-Islamic Arabia.
Sulh is the preferred result and process in any form of
dispute resolution.
As per the voting results of the Global Pound Conference (Dubai)
2017, 67% of the voters feel that financial and time constraints
are the main obstacles or challenges that parties face when seeking
to resolve commercial disputes and other significant problems voted
were uncertainty and emotional and cultural constraints. We are all
aware that the litigation is a very costly and time-consuming
mechanism for
