[2015] NZEmpC 25 PRI Flight Catering Ltd v Saha [pdf, 117 KB]
...of legal rights and obligations. Given such intention, it is sometimes unnecessary, even inappropriate, for parties to be accompanied by lawyers at mediation, especially if legal advice is readily available, for example by telephone. However, human nature being what it is, parties are frequently ‘lawyered up’ (as it is sometimes described colloquially) for mediations and the Court must take account of that reality. Good representation sometimes enables a just settlement to be...