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As a civil/commercial mediator I have plenty of experience that dealing with disputes where there is an unrepresented party,and some have been pretty substantial, is far more difficult. These mediations usually take longer, and almost always a stage is reached when I become uneasy that the LiP is missing some vital point that a lawyer would know and being disadvantaged by this. It is always very tricky knowing how far one can go to help the LiP without stepping over the invisible limits of impartiality.
Things work far better and more fairly with lawyers being involved, and in my experience they almost alwyas provide good value. Dealing with a mediation with a LiP always causes me concern.

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