Mediation is recognised as a cost-effective form of dispute resolution. There are statistics to support this; a World Intellectual Property Organization survey found an average IP litigation case costs between $475,000 and $500,000, compared to mediation, where costs do not usually exceed $100,000. A Ministry of Justicereport on the use of judicial mediation in Employment Tribunals, meanwhile, found an average cost saving of 22%.
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