
This book charts the historical and current interaction between lawyers and mediation in both the common law and civil law world and analyses a number of issues relevant to lawyers' part in the process. Lawyers have in the past and continue to play many roles in the context...

Introduction: The Historical Development of Lawyers in Mediation.- Lawyer Resistance to Mediation.- Lawyer Involvement in Mediation and the Co-option Thesis.- The Appropriateness of Lawyers in Mediation.- The Fusing of Mediation, Lawyers and the Legal Systems.- Conclusion:...