The procedure used in mediation depends on the type of mediation. Norman Pickell uses one procedure in family mediation and a different procedure in non-family mediation.

To see the procedure that Norman uses in the mediation of family law disputes, please click here.

For the procedure that Norman generally uses in non-family mediation (other than victim-offender mediation), please click here. 

The role that lawyers have in the mediation process is briefly described in each of the procedures that have been described above. More is said about the lawyer's role in a non-family mediation situation in Norman Pickell's article entitled "Preparing for Mediation". To read this article, please click here.

In an article entitled "ADR - Mediation: How It Works", Joanne H. Goss, a mediator in Alberta, generally describes the mediation stages. To read her article, please click here.

Norman Brand, a mediator in San Francisco, California, has written an article entitled "How to Get Through Your First Mediation, and What You Expect." Please click here to read his article.

For many more articles on procedure in various types of mediation, please click here.

Many jurisdictions in the world now have some form of mandatory mediation.

Rule 24.1 of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure provides for mandatory mediation in some types of civil cases in certain parts of the province. To read the procedure set out in this Rule, please click here.

Rule 75.1 of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure provides for mandatory mediation in certain types of cases relating to estates, trusts and powers of attorney. If you would like to read what the procedure is and when it applies, please click here.

For information on Norman Pickell's Mediation Practice click here.