Conclusion: towards an appropriate ethical paradigm for mediation

The Conclusion summarises the book’s argument for a new ethical paradigm of mediation practice. It reiterates the current relevance and importance of the book’s proposals in providing a tenable and realistic foundation for mediation ethics. The new ethical paradigm proposed in the book reorients mediation discourse around its foundational values, thereby providing both a theoretical foundation and a practical method to justify public confidence in mediation into the future. It ends by offering some suggestions for further research in this area.