The Future of Mediation by Video Conference

There are two significant ways in which mediation by video conference will change construction law and both are a function of removing the need to travel. First, video conferencing allows more people to attend a mediation without significantly affecting the cost and trouble of the attendance. Second, mediation by video conference opens the doors for mediators to expand a localized mediation practice to a national one. While these two changes may also impact other specialty areas of law, they are particularly relevant to construction law.