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Mediation is good, but…

Published: October 11, 2019 | Updated: November 19, 2025
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Mediation is good, but…

Both a survey by Finanztest and CenaCom’s own surveys show that the majority are in favor of out-of-court dispute resolution through mediation. Those who have already gained practical experience would prefer the procedure to litigation in suitable cases.

In April of this year, Finanztest conducted an online survey on test.de to find out who had already had what kind of experience with mediation procedures. The results of this survey are in line with a survey that CenaCom recently conducted among small and medium-sized companies:

The vast majority are generally in favor of settling disputes out of court with the help of mediation procedures. And the participants who have already had experience of mediation would prefer this procedure to court proceedings at any time in suitable cases.

Further information on the Finanztest survey can be found here.

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